14 The Falls, Ambleside, LA22 0QT Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/5431 - Full Planning application Approved

Proposal

Proposed replacement of defective timber framed balcony structure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
18 Aug 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Site constraints 19

Water Supply and WasteSFRA Flood Zone2SFRA Flood Zone 3aArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsMain RiversPlanning enquiryMineral Safeguarding AreaPolicy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictPolicy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyPolicy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapePolicy 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.
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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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SFRA Flood Zone2Council record
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SFRA Flood Zone 3aCouncil record
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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
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Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 06 Support - Design and developmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Tree preservation order 16 m away: The Lake District National Park Authority (The Falls, Stockghyll, Ambleside) Tree Preservation (No. 203) Order 1999; Inside the Ambleside built-up area; Priority habitat 11 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 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

Application type
Full Planning application
Postcode
LA22 0QT
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Windermere and Ambleside Ward
Parish
Lakes
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Day Cummins Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 22 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-15124028
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026