Planning application
Boatmans Cafe, Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HJ
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
First floor extension and alterations to Boatmans Cafe Building on Rectory Road,
As published by the council, reference 7/2025/5651
Application record
- Reference
- 7/2025/5651
- Type
- S73 (Amend/Delete Condition)
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Postcode
- LA23 3HJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lake District National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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7/2026/5170 Split decision
Boatmans Cafe, Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HJ
Signage fixed to face of building, menu boards fixed to face of building. direct
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7/2026/5133 Granted
Boatmans Cafe, Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HJ
First floor extension and alterations to Boatmans Cafe Building on Rectory Road,
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7/2025/5568 Refused
Boatmans Cafe, Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HJ
Non-material amendment to application 7/2025/5217 (First floor extension and alt
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Lake District National Park
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13 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Tony Hills Studio Limited Agent, registered in Kirkby Lonsdale
Active · incorporated 2023 · Kirkby Lonsdale
18 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 75% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordWindermere Lake Cruises Ltd Applicant, registered in Bowness On Windermere
Active · incorporated 1968 · Bowness On Windermere
4 applications on PlanIndex
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordWhat this grant of permission means
Lake District National Park granted permission on 15 December 2025, 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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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