Land off Kendal Road, Bowness on Windermere Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

60 day temporary recreational campsite Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 21

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsRisk of Flooding from Surface WaterPrevious planning applicationsTree preservation orderRisk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaConservation areaEnforcement noticesPlanning enquiryLocal Plan - Local Green SpaceWindermere Villas7an/a (policies not applicable e.g. LDC application)
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 ↗
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
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Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterCouncil 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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Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Risk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Conservation areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Enforcement noticesCouncil 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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Local Plan - Local Green SpaceCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Windermere VillasCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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7aCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
n/a (policies not applicable e.g. LDC application)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bowness-on-Windermere built-up area; Tree preservation order 29 m away: The Lake District National Park Authority (Belfield, Bowness) Tree Preservation (No. 7A) Order 2002; 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.

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Important details

Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Bowness and Lyth Ward
Parish
Windermere
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Permitted Development
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 14 days faster than Lake District's median of 43 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 89% of commercial and major works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Aug 2026