Bowness Bay Information Centre, Glebe Road, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 3HJ
Proposal
1. Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the south-facing roof of the building. 2. Installation of an air source heat pump to heat the building, requiring an external compressor unit on the back wall. 3. Like-for-like replacement of one timber back door.
- Received
- 23 January 2023
- Decided
- 12 April 2023 · Approved with Conditions
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Lake District
- Ward
- Bowness & Levens Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted23 Jan
- ValidatedValidated16 Feb
- Consult.Consultation8 Mar
- TargetTarget Date12 Apr
- DecidedDecided12 Apr
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Bowness Bay Information Centre, Glebe Road, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 3HJ. 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 79 days, 13 days longer than Lake District's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,472 applications in total for the LA23 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- National park: Lake District
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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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