Inn On The Square, Main Street, Keswick, CA12 5JF Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/2124 - Full Planning application Approved

Proposal

Proposed modification to existing flat roof areas and existing ground and first floor areas, to form a hotel spa. Proposals include outdoor rooftop swimming pool, warm lounge, roof garden seating and bar area, with associated internal alterations to provide reception, changing rooms, thermal room, plant areas, new staircase and lift. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Validated
13 Jul 2026
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Consultation
16 Jul 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 24

Water Supply and WasteSFRA Flood Zone2Previous planning applicationsRisk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaEnforcement noticesSites and monuments record (SMR)Planning enquiryNutrient Neutrality CatchmentKeswickPolicy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictPolicy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyPolicy 06 Support - Design and developmentPolicy 07 Support - Historic environmentPolicy 18 Support - Sustainable tourism and holiday accommodation
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
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 ↗
Keswick conservation area
Also Keswick. 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.
Article 4 direction
Keswick Town Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Special area of conservation 151 m away: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Small Outbuilding Opposite Packhorse Inn and Behind Ye Olde Friars, Grade II, 37 m away · 1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
SSSI 151 m away: Buttermere SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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SFRA Flood Zone2Council 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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Risk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaCouncil 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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Sites and monuments record (SMR)Council 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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Nutrient Neutrality CatchmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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KeswickCouncil 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.
Council site ↗
Policy 06 Support - Design and developmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 07 Support - Historic environmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 18 Support - Sustainable tourism and holiday accommodationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Keswick built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,709,994 in April 2014. Other property, freehold.

14 April 2014£1,709,994Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning application
Postcode
CA12 5JF
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Keswick Ward
Parish
Keswick
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Unwin Jones Partnership
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 4 days slower than Lake District's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
222decided 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-15018855
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
24 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.