Holker House, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ Data via plota.co.uk

Application being considered 7/2026/5552 - Full Planning application
Date received
29 Sept 2026
Date validated
29 Sept 2026
Postcode
LA22 9DJ
Type
Full Planning application

Description

Change of use of Guest House to two holiday let apartments and six letting rooms Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from Lake District's recent changes of use.

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Lake District usually decides changes of use by day 51.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
7%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 →

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Ambleside built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 area200 m² (2,153 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 88)
UseHotels
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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