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Old Rydal Hall Kitchen Garden, Rydal, Ambleside, Cumbria

7/2026/5454Full Planning applicationAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

Erection of a polytunnel

Received
17 August 2026
Decision due
29 September 2026
Council
Lake District
Ward
Windermere and Ambleside Ward
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.23 Sep
  4. Target29 Sep
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Old Rydal Hall Kitchen Garden, Rydal, Ambleside, Cumbria. Lake District has handled 64 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 253 applications across Windermere and Ambleside Ward.

91% of full planning 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
Full Planning application
Parish
Lakes

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 September 2026
Consultation end
23 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Ben Long

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: Rydal
  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • Registered park and garden: Rydal Hall
  • National park: Lake District
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.

Source: Lake District

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