Matson Ground Lodge, Helm Road, Windermere, LA23 2HS Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/5422 - Full Planning application Approved

Proposal

Detached garden shed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Validated
7 Aug 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Site constraints 16

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsLocal Plan - Local Green SpacePolicy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictPolicy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyPolicy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapePolicy 04 Support - Biodiversity and geodiversityPolicy 06 Support - Design and development
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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
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.
Council site ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Local Plan - Local Green SpaceCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 04 Support - Biodiversity and geodiversityCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 06 Support - Design and developmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bowness-on-Windermere built-up area; Priority habitat 14 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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, 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 area93 m² (1,001 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning application
Postcode
LA23 2HS
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Windermere and Ambleside Ward
Parish
Windermere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jeffrey & Rigg Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 7 days faster than Lake District's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
225decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15105522
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 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.