The Chestnuts, Princes Road, Windermere, LA23 2EF

1. 25 Feb 2026

   Received by Lake District National Park

2. 3 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Granted

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lake District National Park granted permission on 21 April 2026, 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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Convent La Sagesse, Queens Drive, Windermere, LA23 2DE

  7/2026/5465 Submitted 20 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct

  Proposed domestic garage

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• Kirkwood, Princes Road, Windermere, LA23 2DD

  7/2026/5168 Submitted 7 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Change of use from guesthouse to flexible use as guesthouse or dwelling.

  Granted Full applications
  Domestic

• St John's Lodge Guest House, Lake Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2EQ

  7/2026/5028 Submitted 12 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  Change of use to flexible use as a B & B, a single let building for holiday let

  Granted Full applications

• Glenville, Lake Road, Windermere, LA23 2EQ

  7/2026/5378 Submitted 9 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  Change of use from Guest House to a flexible use as either a single self-caterin

  Withdrawn Full applications

• St. Herberts RC Presbytery, Lake Road, Windermere, LA23 2EQ

  T/2025/0201 Submitted 14 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  2 x Ash trees (marked as T1 and T2 in notification) - Fell to ground level. Oak

  Granted Trees

• Oakhill Veterinary Group, Lake Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2EQ

  T/2026/0119 Submitted 25 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  T-1, Norway Maple - Fell (5 day notice)

  Decided Trees

• 7/2026/2162 Granted

  Bassenthwaite Lakeside Lodges, Bassenthwaite, Keswick, CA12 4QZ

  Installation of roof mounted photovoltaic solar panels and wall mounted batterie

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1907/LDPR Awaiting decision

  Fox Rock Allithwaite Road GRANGE-OVER-SNDS LA11 7EN

  Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for a rear dormer extension

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/1532/LDPR Granted

  28 Oversands View GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7BW

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey side extension and associated external works

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 7/2026/5528 Awaiting decision

  Rocklands, Colton, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8HF

  Compliance with agricultural occupancy condition on planning application 7/1982/

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 7/2026/5419 Granted

  11, High Greenbank, Ambleside, LA22 9BE

  Front door side panel replacement and kitchen window pane replacement (rear of t

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Lawful development