Bluebird Cafe, The Glebe, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 3HJ Data via plota.co.uk

T/2026/0142 - Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

7 x Lime trees (marked as TG1 in notification) - Remove epicormic growth, stem c Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Validated
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Sept 2026

Site constraints 16

Water Supply and WasteSFRA Flood Zone2SFRA Flood Zone 3aArea of special control for advertsRisk of Flooding from Surface WaterPrevious planning applicationsMain RiversRisk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaLocal Plan - Allocations of LandBowness-on-Windermere
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Bowness 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 ↗
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.
Council site ↗
SFRA Flood Zone2Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
SFRA Flood Zone 3aCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Main RiversCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Risk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Local Plan - Allocations of LandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Bowness-on-WindermereCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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

Application type
Tree Work in Conservation Area
Postcode
LA23 3HJ
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Bowness and Lyth Ward
Parish
Windermere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bergen Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 7 days faster than Lake District's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
173decided 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
19 Oct 2026