Wordsworth Hotel, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SW
Approved on 19 February 2026
Council decision: Does not comply with condition
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Proposal
Approval of details reserved by condition no. 5 (tree protection measures) on planning permission 7/2024/5465 - Demolition of the existing ancillary stores/outbuildings attached to the kitchen areas, and construction of a single storey extension to consolidate and form a cellar with service room and additional guest rooms. Reconstruction and extension of the former swimming pool facade to create new guest rooms. Re-model of staff accommodation block to form improved facilities, which will include alterations to the external elevations to form additional doors and window openings.
- Received
- 6 January 2026
- Council
- Lake District
- Ward
- Windermere and Ambleside Ward
- ReceivedReceived6 Jan
- ValidatedValidated14 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 Mar
- DecidedDecided19 Feb
Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at Wordsworth Hotel, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SW. Lake District has handled 670 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 252 applications across Windermere and Ambleside Ward. We hold 1,502 applications in total for the LA22 postcode area.
94% of conditions 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 9SW
- Application type
- Confirmation of compliance with condition attached to planning permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lakes
- District
- South Lakeland
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 10 March 2026
- Application expires
- 12 February 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- UPRN
- 200001685209
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Grasmere Village
- Tree Preservation Order: TPO-063Part of the site · +1 more
- 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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Lake District
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