Planning application
Abbott Hall Lambert Manor Kirkhead Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7BG
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of former hotel and ground including: the use of Abbot Hall as a single residence; part-demolition of unsympathetic hotel extensions; installation of additional cabins; reinstatement of greenhouse and folly as a function room; and redesigned swimming pool building, with enhanced landscaping, associated infrastructure and ancillary facilities (Major Application)
As published by the council, reference 2023/1117/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- 2023/1117/FPA
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 6 Dec 2023
- Validated
- 20 Dec 2023
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Grange and Cartmel
- Parish
- Grange-over-Sands
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- LA11 7BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lake District National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2023/1118/LBC Granted
Abbott Hall Lambert Manor Kirkhead Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7BG
Change of use of former hotel and ground including: the use of Abbot Hall as a single residence; part-demolition of unsympathetic hotel extensions; installation of additional cabins; reinstatement of greenhouse and folly as a function room; and redesigned swimming pool building, with enhanced landscaping, associated infrastructure and ancillary facilities (Major Application)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Dec 2023
Received by Lake District National Park
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20 Dec 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
101 documents on file for this application
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Lake District National Park granted permission on 14 November 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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Abbott Hall Lambert Manor Kirkhead Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7BG
Change of use of former hotel and ground including: the use of Abbot Hall as a single residence; part-demolition of unsympathetic hotel extensions; installation of additional cabins; reinstatement of greenhouse and folly as a function room; and redesigned swimming pool building, with enhanced landscaping, associated infrastructure and ancillary facilities (Major Application)
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Change of use of former hotel and ground including: the use of Abbot Hall as a single residence; part-demolition of unsympathetic hotel extensions; installation of additional cabins; reinstatement of greenhouse and folly as a function room; and redesigned swimming pool building, with enhanced landscaping, associated infrastructure and ancillary facilities (Major Application)
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Group TR1 (shown on Abbot Hall Site Plan 2): - Removal of trees T671, T672, T674 and T675. All are ash with dieback disease. Group TR2 (shown on Abbot Hall Site Plan 2): - Removal of T663 and T664 sycamore trees, both of which are large self-set trees on a steep slope showing significant movement in the wind therefore posing serious risk to the rental properties below them and any people who may be inside/nearby. Group TR3 (shown on Abbot Hall Site Plan 2): - Removal of dead tree next to rental cabin. Tree not marked in survey as it is not of special interest. Group TR4 (shown on Abbot Hall Site Plan 2): - Removal of T570 leylandii encroaching on and overcrowding neighbouring monkey puzzle which is of particular arboricultural importance. Group PR1 (shown on Abbot Hall Site Plan 3 and 4): - Pruning of branches on various trees including T600, T677, T673, T541 and T543. Where tree overhangs fence, pruning will be back to fence. Where tree does not overhang fence, pruning of low branches to enable tidying of grounds underneath. Trees not marked due to lack of special interest. Group TR5 (show on Abbot Hall Site Plan 4): - Removal of various dead trees along edge of lower lawn between main house and pond. Trees not marked due to lack of special interest.
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