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Violet Bank, Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0PL

7/2008/5489Full Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 24 October 2008

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed conversion and alterations to farm buildings into ancillary residential use

Received
8 August 2008
Council
Lake District
  1. Received8 Aug
  2. Validated11 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Oct

Decided in 74 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Violet Bank, Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0PL. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,502 applications in total for the LA22 postcode area.

88% of full applications at Lake District were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LA22 0PL
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hawkshead
District
South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 August 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Application form 085489af.pdf Location plan 085489lp.pdf Design & access statement 085489d&a.pdf Bat survey 085489bs.pdf Structural report 085489sr.pdf Site layout plan DEST07982.png Site survey DEST07981.png N & W elevations DEST07983.png S & E elevations DEST07984.png Farmhouse & barn east elevation DEST07985.png First floor plan DEST07986.png Survey, first floor plan & sections DEST07987.png Survey, barn elevations & section DEST07988.png Survey, ground floor plan & section DEST07989.png Ground floor plan DEST07990.png application form 085589af.pdf design and access statement 085589das.pdf location plan 085589lp.pdf plans 085589plans.pdf amended plan 22 October 2008 ground floor plan DEST08372.png amended plan 22 October 2008 first floor plan DEST08373.png amended plan 22 October 2008 north and west elevations DEST08374.png Decision Notice 2008_5489DN.pdf Officer's report 2008_5489Delrep.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Esthwaite Water RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: Lake District
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2010
    15 Feb

    Non-material amendment to 7/2008/5489

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment7/2010/5086
  2. 2008
    8 Aug

    Proposed conversion and alterations to farm buildings into ancillary residential use

    This applicationApprovedFull7/2008/5489

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