We answer thousands of enquiries every year, so you might find the answer in our frequently asked questions.
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Our support team is available to answer your questions. Drop us a message, and we’ll respond as soon as we can. We're here Monday to Friday - 9.30am to 4pm.
We’re a friendly bunch here and we welcome visitors. You can find our Head Office just outside Kendal:
Lake District National Park Authority
Wayfaring House
Murley Moss Business Park
Oxenholme Road
Kendal
LA9 7RL
Map of our head office location (pdf)
Tel: 01539 724555
Our head office is fully accessible and has plenty of convenient parking including charging for electric vehicles.
Please be warned, our car park is also home to a group of friendly rabbits. Please proceed with great care.
We encourage people to travel sustainably. Our nearest railway station is Oxenholme which is only a 15 minute walk away or only three minutes by taxi.
Old Station Yard
Threlkeld
Keswick
CA12 4TT
Map to Northern Office location (pdf)
Saunderpot Depot
Lane Ends
Haverthwaite
LA12 8AB
Map to Southern Office location (PDF)
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Rothay Holme Trading Estate
Rothay Holme
Ambleside
LA22 0HQ
Visit our media enquiries page for details.
Trail hunting is not currently permitted on land owned by the Lake District National Park Authority. Find out more on our Trail Hunting FAQs or email trailhunting@lakedistrict.gov.uk
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Subscribe to emailsOur LA9 7RL offices are in a business park in Kendal. The nearest lake is Windermere - please use the postcode LA23 1LJ or for a longer list including other lakes please look at: Postcodes for Sat Nav.
Our team work across multiple offices, remotely, and out in the national park. Please do not travel to our offices without appointment - you are likely to be disappointed and unable to meet a team member.
There is a duty planner available Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 12:00pm for general telephone advice, call 01539 724555.
Email us at planning@lakedistrict.gov.uk. If you are commenting on a planning application please quote the application reference number.
If you have a query about a current planning application, please contact the case planner.
We want to provide high quality services at all times - please see What can you expect from us?. If you feel any aspect of our service has been at fault we want to know about it and investigate. A complaint can be any dissatisfaction you, or other members of the public, experience about the standard of a service we provide.
There are more details of our complaints policy and a complaints form in Complaints, comments and feedback.
Windermere
LA23 1FF
Directions and map to Brockhole - The Lake District Visitor Centre (PDF)
www.conistonboatingcentre.co.uk
Lake Road
Coniston
LA21 8EW
conistonbc@lakedistrict.gov.uk
We run five information centres at Bowness, Hawkshead, Coniston, Keswick and Ullswater where you get help and advice from our knowledgeable staff, hire a bike or stock up on local treats to take home.
For contact details and area maps, please look at our Rangers page.
Please follow this link to report a problem on a public right of way in the National Park.
Report a problem on a Public Right of Way
Please contact Cumbria Constabulary
For reporting byelaw issues or asking advice call
If they are busy, please leave your message and a contact number and they will call you back.
For more general information, please take a look at our Windermere section or contact our Information Centres
Anyone can film on public land. More details in filming and filming permissions page.
We have a selection of royalty-free photographs in free photos. You may have to buy others directly from the photographer - please look at photography copyright.
You can contact general enquiries on 01539 724555.
