Queens Head Hotel, Main Street, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0NS Data via plota.co.uk
7/2026/5188 - Full Planning application
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Proposal
Change of use of former Post Office to extension of hotel facilities and creation of 3-bed manager's apartment, with associated internal and external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Validated
28 Apr 2026
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Withdrawn
8 May 2026
Withdrawn on 8 May 2026 · Last checked 11 Jul 2026
Site constraints 21
Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsRisk of Flooding from Surface WaterPrevious planning applicationsMain RiversRisk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaEnforcement noticesNutrient Neutrality CatchmentHawksheadGrade II
Grade II listed: Queen's Head Public House
List entry 1087227 · The pin is inside its outline · 38 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 35 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 38 with distances
- 14 mBrown Cow Cottages Brown Cow LaitheGrade II
- 17 mThimble HallGrade II
- 17 mThe Corner ShopGrade II
- 19 mHawkshead Cooperative StoreGrade II
- 23 mInformation Centre and Bend Or BumpGrade II
- 24 mBANK COTTAGE and RELISHGrade II
- 31 mFormer Solicitor's OfficeGrade II
- 31 mAnnexe to Red Lion HotelGrade II
- 32 mJessamine Cottage Rose CottageGrade II
- 35 mKing's Arms Public HouseGrade II
- 35 mLaburnum HouseGrade II
- 42 mRed Lion HotelGrade II
- 47 mFormer Barclays Bank, Bank House, and Doctor's SurgeryGrade II
- 52 mHideaways and Adjoining HouseGrade II
- 52 mHawkshead Market Hall and Market Hall CottageGrade II
- 54 mThe Minstrels' GalleryGrade II
- 56 mThe Honeypot, Flag Cottage, Rose Cottage and Cottage to WestGrade II
- 59 mGilmarver Flat Gilmarver House Lile TeashopGrade II
- 61 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 65 mAnne Tyson's CottageGrade II*
- 65 mChapel CottageGrade II
- 65 mFormer Bank, Bank House and FlatGrade II
- 67 mHawkshead Methodist ChurchGrade II
- 69 mSundial Approximately 20 Metres North of St Michael's ChurchGrade II
- 70 mIvy House HotelGrade II
- 70 mHawkshead War MemorialGrade II
- 71 mSun Cottage Sun Inn Public HouseGrade II
- 73 mGrandy Nook Coffee ShopGrade II
- 77 mLantern Cottage Ross CottageGrade II
- 80 mWordsworth HouseGrade II
- 87 mPillar CottageGrade II
- 89 mBarn Syke Helm LeaGrade II
- 90 mFern CottageGrade II
- 92 mChurch of St Michael and All AngelsGrade I
- 98 mJasmine CottageGrade II
- 112 mHawkshead Grammar SchoolGrade II*
- 119 mWee CottageGrade II
- 124 mLittle Force Cottage and Outbuilding (Formerly Known As Green Howe Cottage)Grade II
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Esthwaite Water Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Lake District National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
World heritage site: The English Lake District
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Hawkshead conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ramsar wetland 277 m away: Esthwaite Water
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
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Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Main RiversCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Risk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Enforcement noticesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Nutrient Neutrality CatchmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
HawksheadCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Grade IICouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Also on the record
SSSI 277 m away: Esthwaite Water SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hawkshead built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
Floor area329 m² (3,541 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 57)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Lake District
- Application type
- Full Planning application
- Postcode
- LA22 0NS
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Coniston and Hawkshead Ward
- Parish
- Hawkshead
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Withdrawn
- Decision date
- 8 May 2026
- Applicant
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- Freehold owner
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Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14825912
- Comments by
- 20 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 7 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 May 2026
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Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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