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The Melbourne Guest House, Biskey Howe Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2JR

7/2023/5361Full Planning applicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of guest house to two units of accommodation comprising (a) one principal dwelling or self-catering holiday let unit (northern unit) and to one local occupancy dwelling or self-catering holiday let unit (southern unit) following approval of application 7/2023/5245

Submitted
12 June 2023
Council
Lake District
  1. Received12 Jun
  2. Validated12 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Melbourne Guest House, Biskey Howe Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2JR. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 June 2023 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 2JR
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Windermere

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 June 2023

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    12 Jun

    Change of use of guest house to two units of accommodation comprising (a) one principal dwelling or…

    This applicationPendingFull7/2023/5361
  2. 2023
    13 Apr

    Change of use of guest house two units of accommodation comprising (a) one principal dwelling or…

    ApprovedFull Planning applicationPart of7/2023/5245

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