Ellerbeck, Ellerigg Road, Ambleside, LA22 9EU Data via plota.co.uk

T/2026/0084 - Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Yew tree (marked as Yew tree in notification) - Crown raise over road to 5.2m. Reduce tree by 1-2m away from neighbouring building and over remainder of tree to balance. Crown clean removing dead and crossing branches. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Validated
6 May 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 15

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsMain RiversPlanning enquiryMineral Safeguarding AreaAmbleside238
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.
Historic England ↗
Ambleside 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.
Council document ↗
Protected tree 1 m away: The Lake District National Park Authority (Ellerthwaite, Ellerigg Road, Ambleside) Tree Preservation (No. 238) Order 200, order TPO-238
4 protected trees within 15 m. Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
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Tree record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Main RiversCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Planning enquiryCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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AmblesideCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
238Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Ambleside 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 area208 m² (2,239 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 9 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree Work in Conservation Area
Postcode
LA22 9EU
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Windermere and Ambleside Ward
Parish
Lakes
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Ambleside Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 6 days faster than Lake District's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
254decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Jun 2026

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.