Land surrounding St Mary's Church (off A591 and St Mary's Park), Windermere Data via plota.co.uk

T/2026/0147 - TPO application Application being considered

Proposal

TR1 Oak - selective branch removal (as shown on photo) to allow 5.2 metre highway clearance; TR2 Scots Pine - remove low hanging branch over footway to allow no less than 2.5 metre clearance; TR3 Beech - crown lift to 5 metres over entrance to care home; TR4 Lime- crown raise over church car park entrance to 5 metres Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 42.

Site constraints 15

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsTree preservation orderPlanning enquiryWindermere34a
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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St Mary, Grade II, 19 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Tree preservation orderCouncil 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 ↗
34aCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order 9 m away: The Lake District National Park Authority (St Mary's Park, Windermere) Tree Preservation (No. 34A) Order 2001; 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
TPO application
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Windermere and Ambleside Ward
Parish
Windermere
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 42, past Lake District's usual 40 days for tree and landscaping works. 98% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 27 Nov 2026.

Day 4214 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
173decided 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

Alt. reference
PP-15189902
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026