Planning application
Above The Bay Guest House, 5 Brackenfield, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HL
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lower ground floor extension to form gym and other external alterations includin
As published by the council, reference 7/2025/5494
Application record
- Reference
- 7/2025/5494
- Type
- Full Planning application
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 15 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 26 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2025
- Postcode
- LA23 3HL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2025
Received by Lake District National Park
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26 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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