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Ambleside Salutation Hotel, Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BX

7/2016/5681Full Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 June 2017

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

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

Proposal

Change of use from retail to 4 no. guest rooms

Received
14 September 2016
Council
Lake District
  1. Received14 Sep
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Jun

Decided in 75 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Ambleside Salutation Hotel, Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BX. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 265 days, 30 weeks longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 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 9BX
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lakes
District
South Lakeland Ambleside and Grasmere Ward

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents File Size: 1964144, HREF: , Reference: Other plans C21-1660-07A Proposed Elevations-A1 SHEET.pdf File Size: 515289, HREF: , Reference: Other plans C21-1660-06B Proposed Ground Floor Plan-A1 SHEET.pdf Application form APPLICATION_FORM.pdf Design, access, heritage and CS16 statement DESIGN_ACCESS_HERITAGE_CS16.pdf Existing block plan 5681_Existing_block_Plan.pdf Existing elevations 5681_Existing_Elevations.pdf Existing ground floor plan 5681_Existing_Ground_Floor_Plan.pdf Site location plan 5681_Location_Plan.pdf Proposed block plan 5681_Proposed_block_Plan.pdf highway and flood team comments Planning_Ref_-_720175681_-_Ambleside_Salutation_Hotel.pdf parish council comments received 6 April 2017 Plans_decisions_Lakes_Parish_Council_5_April_2017.pdf Retail loss statement received 15/5/17 RETAIL_LOSS_STATEMENT.pdf Officer's report 2016_5681Delrep.pdf Decision Notice 2016_5681DN.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Ambleside
  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • National park: Lake District
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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.

Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    26 Mar

    1 Laurel - Fell. 2 Sycamore - Crown clean to remove deadwood. 3 Pine - Fell. 5 Holly - Fell. 6 Hornbeam…

    ApprovedTree Work in Conservation AreaT/2026/0055
  2. 2026
    9 Mar

    New signage to replace existing located on front and side elevations

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent7/2026/5138
  3. 2025
    19 Nov

    Exterior redecoration and external paving and associated works to Salutation Ambleside Hotel

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2025/5644
  4. 2025
    15 Jul

    1 x Group of mixed species trees (marked as Prune trees in notification) - Prune to give 2m clearance from…

    ApprovedTree Work in Conservation AreaT/2025/0119
  5. 2023
    2 Mar

    First floor extension to create two rooms for staff accommodation

    RefusedFull Planning application7/2023/5160
  6. 2021
    24 Mar

    Enclosure of existing balcony to front elevation

    WithdrawnFull Planning application7/2021/5270

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