Chapel House, Kirkstone Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DZ
Proposal
Change of use from bed and breakfast to student accommodation
- Received
- 13 December 2015
- Decided
- 5 February 2016 · Approved with Conditions
- Council
- Lake District
- ReceivedSubmitted13 Dec
- ValidatedValidated14 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Feb
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Chapel House, Kirkstone Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DZ. Lake District has handled 3,791 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 66 days. This one was decided in 54 days, 12 days quicker than Lake District's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,483 applications in total for the LA22 postcode area.
Application Details
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Additional Information
Source: Lake District
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Associated applications
- 201828 Jun
Variation of condition no. 3 of planning approval ref. 7/2015/5751
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)7/2018/5409 - 201513 Dec
Change of use from bed and breakfast to student accommodation
This applicationApprovedFull7/2015/5751
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Ambleside
- National park: Lake District
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.
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