The Flying Pig, Rayrigg Road, Windermere, LA23 3BZ Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/5365 - Full Planning application Refused

Proposal

Fire escape stairs from first floor and balcony for hospitality use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Validated
5 Aug 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
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Refused
1 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 22

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsRisk of Flooding from Surface WaterPrevious planning applicationsEnforcement noticesPlanning enquiryLocal Plan - Allocations of LandBowness-on-WindermerePolicy 01 Contrary - National and international significance of the Lake DistricPolicy 02 Contrary - Spatial strategyPolicy 05 Contrary - Protecting the spectacular landscapePolicy 06 Contrary - Design and developmentPolicy 07 Contrary - Historic environmentPolicy 17 Contrary - Retailing and town centres
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
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 ↗
Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Enforcement noticesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Planning enquiryCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Local Plan - Allocations of LandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Bowness-on-WindermereCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 01 Contrary - National and international significance of the Lake DistricCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 02 Contrary - Spatial strategyCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 05 Contrary - Protecting the spectacular landscapeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 06 Contrary - Design and developmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 07 Contrary - Historic environmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 17 Contrary - Retailing and town centresCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order about 14 m away: The Lake District National Park Authority (Quarry Howe, Bowness-on- Windermere) Tree Preservation (No. 324) Order 2008; 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. 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, 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 3BZ
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Bowness and Lyth Ward
Parish
Windermere
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Ben Cunliffe Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 14 days slower than Lake District's median of 43 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 11% of commercial and major works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15045128
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026