Brown Sugar, Main Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1DY Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/5410 - Full Planning application Refused

Proposal

Erection of Glazed Extension at front to replace outdoor seating area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Consultation
10 Aug 2026
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Refused
8 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 16

Water Supply and WastePrevious planning applicationsEnforcement noticesPlanning enquiryWindermerePolicy 01 Contrary - National and international significance of the Lake DistricPolicy 02 Contrary - Spatial strategyPolicy 06 Contrary - Design and developmentPolicy 07 Contrary - Historic environment
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 ↗
Windermere 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.
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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 ↗
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 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the 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 1DY
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Windermere and Ambleside Ward
Parish
Windermere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Valley Environmental Consulting Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 8 days faster than Lake District's median of 49 for extensions. Refused, as 12% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
225decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15106893
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026