Chestnut Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SQ Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/5483 - Full Planning application Application being considered
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Remodelling of the interior, extending a suspended first floor extension to include the space below it. Provision of french windows and external seating area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Validated
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Dec 2026, from Lake District's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 12

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsMineral Safeguarding AreaGrasmere - Town End
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 ↗
Grasmere Town End 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Wordsworth Museum, Town End, Grade II, 39 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 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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Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
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Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
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Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
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Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
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Grasmere - Town EndCouncil record
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Also on the record
Priority habitat 17 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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.

Building

Floor area82 m² (883 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (12 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsGranite or whin, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lake District
Application type
Full Planning application
Postcode
LA22 9SQ
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Windermere and Ambleside Ward
Parish
Lakes
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Countryside Consultants

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Lake District usually decides extensions by day 49.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
238decided 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-15160734
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.