Birks Wood, Newby Bridge Road, WINDERMERE, LA23 3LL

1. 22 Sep 2026

   Received by Lake District National Park

2. 29 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 24 November 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.

This application is with Lake District National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lake District National Park decided tree works applications in a median of 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Winster Lea, Ghyll Head, Windermere, LA23 3LN

  7/2026/5010 Submitted 10 Feb 2026 250 yards away

  Proposed alterations and conversion of part of the existing garage to form bedro

  Granted Full applications

• Ghyll Head Outdoor Education Centre, Ghyll Head, Bowness-On-Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3LN

  7/2026/5297 Submitted 11 Jun 2026 250 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~7 Aug

  Approval of details reserved by condition 7 (method statement) on application 7/

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• Winster Lea, Ghyll Head, Windermere, LA23 3LN

  7/2026/5313 Submitted 16 Jun 2026 250 yards away

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 7/2026/5010 (Proposed alterations

  Granted Amendments

• Otters Pool, Black Beck Wood, Windermere, LA23 3LS

  7/2025/5475 Submitted 9 Oct 2025 300 yards away

  Ancillary garden room

  Granted Full applications

• High Ghyll, Windermere, LA23 3LW

  7/2026/5060 Submitted 16 Feb 2026 0.3 miles away

  Erection of a garden room to the rear of the main house

  Granted Full applications

• Waterside Wood, Newby Bridge Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3LW

  T/2026/0054 Submitted 26 Mar 2026 0.3 miles away

  Removal of 8 Common Ash (T02, T03, T09, T10, T11, T12, G02). Pruning of canopie

  Split decision Trees

• T/2026/0186 Awaiting decision

  41, Wordsworth Street, Keswick, CA12 4BZ

  One Thuja to remove - rear of property

  5 Oct 2026 Trees
• T/2026/0185 Awaiting decision

  Main village green, Hesket Newmarket, Wigton, CA7 8JG

  Common Ash: Crown reduction - prune up to 5 metres to reduce overall height and

  5 Oct 2026 Trees
• T/2026/0177 Awaiting decision

  Low Nook, Askham, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2PG

  Crown reduction by 4m - 1 beech tree

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Trees
• 2026/1503/TCA Granted

  8 Arthur Terrace Drovers Lane Penrith CA11 7QS

  S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works T1 Beech - Fell

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Trees
• 2026/1743/TCA Granted

  1 Sunnyside KENDAL LA9 7DJ

  Notification under Section 211 notification for crown reduction of 1 no. Cherry tree (T1) by up to 3m to achieve a natural shape

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Trees