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Lesketh How, Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BA

T/2017/0103Tree Work in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 15 August 2017

Council decision: No Objection

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Thin and respace trees less than 35cm in diameter removing no more than 5m3. Fell and remove rhododendron, laurel and invasive shrubs in area shown in blue on application plan.

Submitted
18 July 2017
Council
Lake District
  1. Received18 Jul
  2. Validated18 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Aug

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Lesketh How, Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BA. Lake District has handled 917 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,502 applications in total for the LA22 postcode area.

98% of trees 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 9BA
Application type
Tree Work in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lakes

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 July 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Application form 0103af.pdf Site location plan 0103lp.pdf Decision notice Trees_in_Cons_Area_(approve)_310.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    10 Jun

    9 x Yew trees (as pictured in notification) - Crown raise to achieve statutory clearance over the highway.

    ApprovedTree Work in Conservation AreaT/2021/0095
  2. 2020
    22 Dec

    1 x Ash tree (A1 in application) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Beech tree (A2 in appliation) - Reduce 1 x limb…

    ApprovedTree Work in Conservation AreaT/2020/0177
  3. 2019
    24 Sep

    T1-Fell 1 holly T2-Fell 1 holly G1-25% crown reduction on group of 4 yews G2-25% crown reduction of group of…

    ApprovedTree Work in Conservation AreaT/2019/0158
  4. 2018
    3 Apr

    Approval of details reserved by condition on planning application 7/2016/5236

    Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2018/5172
  5. 2018
    3 Apr

    Non-material amendment to planning approval ref. 7/2016/5236

    ApprovedNon-material amendment7/2018/5148
  6. 2018
    29 Mar

    Replacement retaining wall to existing western terrace, new bin store and bike shed, and gas governor…

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2018/5225

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