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12, Compston Street, Ambleside, LA22 9DP

7/2017/5751Full Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 24 January 2018

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

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

Proposal

New rear dormer

Submitted
4 December 2017
Council
Lake District
  1. Received4 Dec
  2. Validated4 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Jan

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 12, Compston Street, Ambleside, LA22 9DP. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 9DP
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lakes

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 December 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Application form ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf The location plan P-01 Location Plan(1).pdf Proposed plans and elevations P-03B Proposed Plans and Elevations(1).pdf Existing plans and elevations P-02 Existing Plans and Elevations(1).pdf Heritage statement Heritage_Statement.pdf bat survey (over 2mb) 158237_12_Compston_Street_Bat_Survey.pdf parish council comments Plans_decisions_6_December_2017.pdf Officer's report 2017_5751Delrep.pdf Decision Notice 2017_5751DN.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
9

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 3: High 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.

Source: Lake District

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