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The Rectory, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SW

T/2023/0090Tree Work in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 24 August 2023

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Oak tree (listed as T1 in notification) - Reduction of two branches that are rubbing each other to suitable growth point.

Received
19 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Lake District
Ward
Ambleside & Grasmere Ward
  1. Received19 Jul
  2. Validated19 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Aug
  5. Decided24 Aug

Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Rectory, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SW. Lake District has handled 917 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in the Grasmere Village conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 9SW
Application type
Tree Work in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lakes
District
South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 July 2023
Target decision date
29 August 2023
Application expires
17 August 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12314276
UPRN
200001684774
Documents
7

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
  • Conservation area: Grasmere Village
  • Listed building: Grade II: RectoryOn this site · +1 more
  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • National park: Lake District
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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

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© 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.

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Source: Lake District

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