Boatmans Cafe, Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HJ
Proposal
First floor extension and alterations to Boatmans Cafe Building on Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere
- Received
- 1 April 2025
- Decided
- 24 June 2025 · Approved with Conditions
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Lake District
- Ward
- Bowness and Lyth Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted1 Apr
- ValidatedValidated1 Apr
- Consult.Consultation7 May
- TargetTarget Date26 May
- DecidedDecided24 Jun
Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for an extension at Boatmans Cafe, Rectory 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 84 days, 3 weeks longer than Lake District's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Bowness and Lyth Ward. We hold 1,472 applications in total for the LA23 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 20254 Nov
First floor extension and alterations to Boatmans Cafe Building on Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)7/2025/5651 - 202516 Oct
Non-material amendment to application 7/2025/5217
RefusedNon-material amendmentAmendment7/2025/5568 - 20251 Apr
First floor extension and alterations to Boatmans Cafe Building on Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere
This applicationApprovedFull7/2025/5217
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Mar
Signage fixed to face of building, menu boards fixed to face of building. directional signage fixed on site
Split DecisionAdvertisement consent7/2026/5170 - 20266 Mar
First floor extension and alterations to Boatmans Cafe Building on Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)7/2026/5133 - 20227 Mar
Provision of additional doorway
RefusedOutline7/2022/5184
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: BownessPart of the site
- 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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