3 Sweden How, Sweden Bridge Lane, Ambleside, LA22 9EX Data via plota.co.uk

T/2026/0134 - TPO application Approved

Proposal

Copper Beech tree (protected as T1 of TPO: 366) - Crown reduction by up to 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 13

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsMineral Safeguarding AreaAmbleside366
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 ↗
Ambleside 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 ↗
Protected tree 1 m away: The Lake District National Park Authority (3 Sweden How, Sweden Bridge Lane, Ambleside) Tree Preservation (No. 366) Orde, order TPO-366
Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
Tree record ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
AmblesideCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
366Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ambleside built-up area; Priority habitat 35 m away: Lowland meadows.
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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £655,000 in January 2015. Semi-detached house, freehold.

15 January 2015£655,000
30 October 2006£520,000
4 September 1998£180,000

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

Building

Floor area370 m² (3,983 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100)
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whin, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
TPO application
Postcode
LA22 9EX
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 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
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 11 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
1 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.

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.