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B5285 at Esthwaite Water, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria

7/2026/5050Notification of Intention (Telecoms, Q6g)Approved
Prior approval

Approved on 19 March 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Not Required (NOI)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Two 9m poles on the grass verge. 254.26m of mole plough in the grass verge. 130.8m of narrow trench in the grass verge. Two FW2 chambers in the grass verge

Received
22 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Lake District
Ward
Coniston and Hawkshead Ward
  1. Received22 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at B5285 at Esthwaite Water, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria. Lake District has handled 79 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Coniston and Hawkshead Ward.

90% of all 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

Application type
Notification of Intention (Telecoms, Q6g)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Claife
District
South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026
Target decision date
19 March 2026
Application expires
4 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
16 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14523812
UPRN
MAN000000000009950
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Esthwaite Water RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: Lake District
  • SSSI: Esthwaite Water SSSIPart of the site
  • Ramsar wetland: Esthwaite WaterPart of the site
  • National nature reserve: North FenPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (18)

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, National Landscapes, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, ancient woodland, 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.

Source: Lake District

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