The Belsfield Hotel, Bowness On Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3EL

1. 2 Jan 2026

   Received by Lake District National Park

2. 5 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Approved Unconditionally

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

More on amendments applications in our guide

• The Belsfield, Kendal Road, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 3EL

  7/2025/5552 Submitted 7 Oct 2025 0m away

  Non-material amendment to applications 7/2020/5187 and 7/2020/5188 (Conversion a

  Refused Amendments

• The Belsfield, Kendal Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3EL

  7/2026/5355 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 0m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep

  Conversion and extension of existing garden pavilion building to be used as cafe

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension

• The Belsfield, Kendal Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3EL

  7/2026/5356 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 0m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep

  Conversion and extension of existing garden pavilion building to be used as cafe

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension

• Boatmans Cafe, Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HJ

  7/2026/5133 Submitted 11 Mar 2026 123m away

  First floor extension and alterations to Boatmans Cafe Building on Rectory Road,

  Granted Amendments Extension

• Bluebird Cafe, The Glebe, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 3HJ

  T/2026/0142 Submitted 14 Aug 2026 123m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

  TG1 7no. mature Lime trees - remove epicormic growth, stem clean up to maximum h

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Boatmans Cafe, Rectory Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HJ

  7/2026/5170 Submitted 25 Mar 2026 123m away

  Signage fixed to face of building, menu boards fixed to face of building. direct

  Split decision Advertising

• 7/2026/3094 Awaiting decision

  The Meadows, Gill Head Farm, Troutbeck, Penrith, CA11 0ST

  Conversion of recreation room into agricultural workers residential accommodatio

  2 Sep 2026 Amendments
• 7/2026/5415 Granted

  Boars Rock, Crook, Kendal, LA8 8LQ

  Non-material amendment to application 7/2025/5058 (Removal of existing conservat

  30 Jul 2026 Amendments
• 7/2026/3099 Awaiting decision

  Shap Beck Quarry, Shap, Penrith, CA10 2NX

  Non-material amendment to application 7/1997/3046 (Application for determination

  1 Sep 2026 Amendments
• 7/2026/3098 Awaiting decision

  Near Howe, Troutbeck, Penrith, CA11 0SH

  Proposed is the installation of 2 glamping pods for overnight guest use, associa

  27 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 7/2026/2154 Awaiting decision

  Boat Repair Depot, Isthmus Bay, Keswick, CA12 5DJ

  Non-material amendment to application 7/2026/2014 (Erection of a building for th

  26 Aug 2026 Amendments