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The Lakelands, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD

7/2021/5021Full Planning applicationApproved
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Approved on 23 February 2021

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing swimming pool facade and replacement with new structural steel frame and curtain walling

Received
12 January 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Lake District
Ward
Ambleside & Grasmere Ward
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Mar
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Lakelands, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings 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 0BD
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Lakes
District
South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2021
Target decision date
11 March 2021
Application expires
23 March 2021
Permission expires
22 February 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
67 days

Publicity

Site notice start
28 January 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09409321
UPRN
MAN000000000040887
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: AmblesidePart of the site
  • 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

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© 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.

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Source: Lake District

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