Planning application
Birkett Hill House, Birkett Hill, Bowness-On-Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3EZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The property will remain a full residential property C3 use and will be a holida
As published by the council, reference 7/2026/5393
Application record
- Reference
- 7/2026/5393
- Type
- CLPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development
- Status
- Application being considered
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- LA23 3EZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Lake District National Park
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Lake District National Park took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Lake District National Park for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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