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Shoe Craft House, Market Place, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BU

7/2016/5840Full Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 April 2017

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

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

Proposal

Change of use from Class A1 (Retail) to a betting office (sui generis use) and external alterations, including installation of the following; a new shop front, new signage (subject to separate advertisement consent), new air conditioning units, antennae and satellite dish

Received
1 December 2016
Council
Lake District
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Apr

Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Shoe Craft House, Market Place, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BU. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 126 days, 10 weeks longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 10 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
LA22 9BU
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lakes
District
South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 December 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Application form ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf Supporting information Economic Benefits of a Betting Office.pdf Research study WH Research Study.pdf Marketing details Market Place - Marketing details.PDF The location plan FINAL-S-NL-0421 - O-S Map 1-1250.PDF Location plan FINAL-S-NL-0421-O-S Map 1-500.PDF Signage details Signage Details.PDF Existing and proposed plans Existing and proposed plans and elevations.PDF Existing and proposed rear elevations Existing and Proposed Rear Elevations.PDF SIS dish and aerial plan SIS Dish and Aerial Plan.PDF Covering letter 125902_41881_Application_Covering_Letter_22-11-16.pdf Heritage statement 41881_Heritage_Statement_19-12-16.pdf Parish Council comments Lakes_PC_comments.pdf Existing and proposed plans and elevations (received 20 February 2017) 5841_FINAL-S-NL-0421-201D.PDF Existing and proposed rear elevations (received 20 February 2017) 5841_FINAL-S-NL-0421-202A.PDF Signage details (received 20 February 2017) 5841_FINAL-S-NL-0421-502A.PDF Existing and proposed dish and aerial plan (received 20 February) 5841_FINAL-S-NL-0421-503A.PDF existing & proposed rear elevations received 24.2.2017 FINAL-S-NL-0421-201E.PDF signage details plan received 24.2.2017 FINAL-S-NL-0421-202B.PDF existing & proposed plans & elevations received 24.2.2017 FINAL-S-NL-0421-502B.PDF Development Control Committee Report - 5 April 2017 2016_5840dcc05042017.pdf Decision Notice 2016_5840DN.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
22

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2016
    1 Dec

    Change of use from Class A1 (Retail) to a betting office (sui generis use) and external alterations…

    This applicationApprovedAdvertisement consent7/2016/5840
  2. 2016
    1 Dec

    Proposed signage

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside7/2016/5841

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