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Zeffirellis Cinema, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ

7/2016/5884Full Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 20 February 2017

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

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

Proposal

Extension to cinema restaurant and bar

Received
15 December 2016
Council
Lake District
  1. Received15 Dec
  2. Validated20 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Feb

Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Zeffirellis Cinema, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 9DJ
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lakes
District
South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 December 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Application Form ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf location plan 2016-027 Zeffirellis Jazz Bar_Props3a - Sheet - A502 - Location and Block Plan.pdf proposed plan 2016-027 Zeffirellis Jazz Bar_Props3a - Sheet - A500A - Proposals.pdf existing plan 2016-027 Zeffirellis Jazz Bar_Existing3 - Sheet - A100A - Existing Layout.pdf Heritage statement Zeffirellis_HAS.pdf Design & access statement DandA_Zeffirellis.pdf Lakes Parish Council Consultation response Lakes_PC.pdf highway and local flood authority comments 720165884_Zeffirellis_Cinema_Compston_Road_AMBLESIDE_LA22_9DJ.htm Officer's report 2016_5884Delrep.pdf Decision Notice 2016_5884DN.pdf Amended plan received 17 February 2017 (existing) 5884_2016-027__Existing_Layout.pdf Amended plan received 17 February 2017 (proposed) 5884_2016-027_Zeffirellis_Jazz_Bar_Props7.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Ambleside
  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • 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.

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. 2017
    9 Nov

    Approval of details reserved by condition of planning approval ref. 7/2016/5884

    Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2017/5768
  2. 2016
    15 Dec

    Extension to cinema restaurant and bar

    This applicationApprovedFull7/2016/5884

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