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Wordsworths Guest House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB

7/2017/5849Full Planning applicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Erection of single-storey rear extension to create additional living accommodation

Received
11 January 2018
Decided
6 March 2018 · Refused
Council
Lake District
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received11 Jan
  2. Validated11 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lake District88% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Wordsworths Guest House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB. 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. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,483 applications in total for the LA22 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
7/2017/5849
Address
Wordsworths Guest House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB
Postcode
LA22 0DB
Local Authority
Lake District
Application Type
Full Planning application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Parish
Lakes

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Wordsworths Guest House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB
Agent Address
Plans and Documents Existing drawing DB68901A Existing.PDF Proposed drawing DB68902B Proposed.PDF heritage statement Wordsworths_Heritage_Statement.pdf bat survey (2mb) 160705_Bat_Survey_Wordsworth_House.pdf Application form Revised_Planning_Application_Form_-_Wordsworths.pdf reply from Lakes parish council Plans_decisions_Lakes_Parish_Council.pdf Amended plan received 14/2/18 DB68903_Block_Plans.PDF Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
6 March 2018
Date Validated
11 January 2018
Date Submitted
11 January 2018

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
9
Coordinates
54.429330, -2.962664
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lake District

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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.

  • 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.

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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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