Wavertree Lodge, Kendal Road, Bowness-on-windermere, Windermere, LA23 3EW Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/5475 - Full Planning application Approved

Proposal

Chanage of use from hotel use (Class C1) to flexible use as holiday accommodatio Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Validated
2 Sept 2026
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Consultation
9 Sept 2026
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Approved
12 Oct 2026

Approved on 12 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 21

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsMain RiversEnforcement noticesPlanning enquiryBowness-on-WindermerePolicy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictPolicy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyPolicy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapePolicy 06 Support - Design and developmentPolicy 07 Support - Historic environmentPolicy 15 Support - HousingPolicy 18 Support - Sustainable tourism and holiday accommodation
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
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Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
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Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
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Main RiversCouncil record
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Enforcement noticesCouncil record
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Planning enquiryCouncil record
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Bowness-on-WindermereCouncil record
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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.
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Policy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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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 15 Support - HousingCouncil 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
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bowness-on-Windermere built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Full Planning application
Postcode
LA23 3EW
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Bowness and Lyth Ward
Parish
Windermere
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision date
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Adams Planning + Development Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 11 days faster than Lake District's median of 51 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15167065
Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026