Rydal Hall, Rydal, Ambleside, LA22 9LX Data via plota.co.uk

T/2026/0161 - Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Eastern Hemlock tree (listed as T42 in notification) - Crown raise over the trac Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 22

Water Supply and WasteSFRA Flood Zone2SFRA Flood Zone 3aArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsHistoric parks & gardensRisk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaBroadleaved woodland zoneSection 3 woodlandSites and monuments record (SMR)Planning enquiryMineral Safeguarding AreaRydalGrade II*
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 ↗
Rydal 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Bridge Over Rydal Beck in Grounds of Rydal Hall, Grade II*, 4 m away · 7 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.
Show all 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
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 ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Historic parks & gardensCouncil 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 ↗
Broadleaved woodland zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Section 3 woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Sites and monuments record (SMR)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Planning enquiryCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
RydalCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Grade II*Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
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 23 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
Tree Work in Conservation Area
Postcode
LA22 9LX
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Windermere and Ambleside Ward
Parish
Lakes
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Oct 2026
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
United Utilities Water Limited
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
254decided 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

Alt. reference
PP-15208109
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026

Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.