Methodist Church, Lake Road, Bowness-on-windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3AP

7/2022/5723Full Planning applicationAwaiting decision

Full

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

Proposal

Proposed adaptation and re-use of former Lakes Christian Centre for 10 no. units of holiday accommodation with internal car parking provision and plant room at lower ground floor. Provision of dormer windows and fire escape to south-west elevation

Submitted: 15 November 2022
Council: Lake District

ReceivedSubmitted15 Nov
ValidatedValidated15 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Methodist Church, Lake Road, Bowness-on-windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3AP. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 November 2022 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,493 applications in total for the LA23 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: LA23 3AP
Application type: Full Planning application
Scale / size: Medium
Number of dwellings: 10
Parish: Windermere

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 November 2022

Additional information

Documents: 21

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Conservation area: Bowness
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.

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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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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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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