Ambleside Salutation Hotel, Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BX
Approved on 24 March 2026
Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Exterior redecoration and external paving and associated works to Salutation Ambleside Hotel
- Received
- 19 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Lake District
- Ward
- Windermere and Ambleside Ward
- ReceivedReceived19 Nov
- ValidatedValidated20 Nov
- Consult.Consultation17 Dec
- TargetTarget Date14 Jan
- DecidedDecided24 Mar
Decided in 124 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Ambleside Salutation Hotel, Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BX. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 125 days, 10 weeks longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in the Ambleside conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 253 applications across Windermere and Ambleside Ward. 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 9BX
- Application type
- Full Planning application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Lakes
- District
- South Lakeland
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 17 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 17 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 14 January 2026
- Application expires
- 21 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 23 March 2029
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 152 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 4 December 2025
- Site notice start
- 18 December 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14500680
- UPRN
- 200001822579
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Ambleside
- Tree Preservation Order: TPO-343Protected tree on or next to this site
- National park: Lake District
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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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Planning history at this site
16 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202621 May
Fell 1 x Purple Beech tree
ApprovedTree Work in Conservation AreaT/2026/0097 - 202626 Mar
1 Laurel - Fell. 2 Sycamore - Crown clean to remove deadwood. 3 Pine - Fell. 5 Holly - Fell. 6 Hornbeam…
ApprovedTree Work in Conservation AreaT/2026/0055 - 20269 Mar
New signage to replace existing located on front and side elevations
ApprovedAdvertisement consent7/2026/5138 - 202512 Sep
Cherry tree (marked as Cherry tree to remove in notification) - Fell to ground level.
ApprovedTree Work in Conservation AreaT/2025/0171 - 202515 Jul
1 x Group of mixed species trees (marked as Prune trees in notification) - Prune to give 2m clearance from…
ApprovedTree Work in Conservation AreaT/2025/0119 - 20232 Mar
First floor extension to create two rooms for staff accommodation
RefusedFull Planning application7/2023/5160 - 202124 Mar
Enclosure of existing balcony to front elevation
WithdrawnFull Planning application7/2021/5270 - 202017 Nov
Conversion of roof-lights to dormer windows
ApprovedFull Planning application7/2020/5756 - 202024 Jul
Partial enclosure of veranda to enable relocation of hotel reception
ApprovedFull Planning application7/2020/5443 - 201920 Dec
Extensions and alterations at ground and first floor levels to form hotel suites, staff accommodation…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions7/2019/5834 - 201723 May
Prune conifer away from building by one metre and balance crown
ApprovedTree Work in Conservation AreaT/2017/0076 - 201712 May
Confirmation of compliance with condition no 6 on approval ref 7/2016/5868
Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2017/5299 - 201712 May
Confirmation of compliance with condition no 4 of approval ref 7/2016/5891
Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2017/5300 - 201612 Dec
Change of use from Spa to guest rooms and external alterations
ApprovedFull Planning application7/2016/5891 - 201612 Dec
Single storey extension to provide additional staff accommodation. Resubmission of 7/2015/5639
ApprovedFull Planning application7/2016/5868 - 201614 Sep
Change of use from retail to 4 no. guest rooms
ApprovedFull Planning application7/2016/5681
Source: Lake District
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Nearby applications
- Ambleside Salutation Hotel, Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BX7/2020/5443 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Ambleside Salutation Hotel, Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BX7/2026/5138 · AdvertisingApproved0.0 mi
- Ambleside Salutation Hotel, Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BX7/2019/5834 · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- Ambleside Salutation Hotel, Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BX7/2023/5160 · FullRefused0.0 mi
- Salutation Hotel, Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BXT/2026/0097 · TreesApproved0.0 mi
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