Ellerthwaite House, Ellerigg Road, Ambleside, LA22 9EU Data via plota.co.uk

T/2026/0146 - 5 Day Notice (TPO or Conservation Area) Approved

Proposal

Fell 1 x London plane tree (protected by T1 of TPO: 238). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Validated
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 14

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsMain RiversPlanning enquiryMineral Safeguarding AreaAmbleside
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 3 m away: The Lake District National Park Authority (Ellerthwaite, Ellerigg Road, Ambleside) Tree Preservation (No. 238) Order 200, order TPO-238
4 protected trees within 15 m. 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.
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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 ↗
Main RiversCouncil 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 ↗
AmblesideCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ambleside built-up area; 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 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.

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Important details

Application type
5 Day Notice (TPO or Conservation Area)
Postcode
LA22 9EU
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Windermere and Ambleside Ward
Parish
Lakes
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Ambleside Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 19 days faster than Lake District's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. 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

Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026

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