PlanningLens holds 3,020 decisions from the Carlisle planning portal. The headline approval rate is currently withheld on data-quality grounds.
Enter your postcode to see approval patterns for your ward and application type.
This table counts every decided application in Carlisle, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | – | – | 1,816 | – |
| Trees | – | – | 1,089 | – |
| Other | – | – | 978 | – |
| Discharge of Conditions | – | – | 701 | – |
| Prior Approval | – | – | 280 | – |
| Listed Building | – | – | 200 | – |
| Advertisement | – | – | 116 | – |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | – | – | 45 | – |
| Change of Use | – | – | 16 | – |
The free check shows approval patterns for your postcode. The property report follows by email.
Check my postcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalston & Burgh | – | – | 639 | – |
| Wetheral & Corby - Abolished 31/03/2023 | – | – | 376 | – |
| Brampton & Fellside-Abolished 31/03/2023 | – | – | 302 | – |
| Stanwix Urban | – | – | 268 | – |
| Cathedral & Castle- Abolished 31/03/2023 | – | – | 261 | – |
| Longtown | – | – | 183 | – |
| Stanwix Rural (Abolished 07/05/2019) | – | – | 177 | – |
| Brampton | – | – | 172 | – |
| Houghton & Irthington | – | – | 166 | – |
| Wetheral | – | – | 161 | – |
| Belah & Kingmoor - Abolished 31/03/2023 | – | – | 154 | – |
| Longtown & Rockcliffe (Abolished 2019 | – | – | 151 | – |
| Burgh (Abolished 07/05/2019) | – | – | 151 | – |
| Longtown & the Border - Abolished 03/23 | – | – | 141 | – |
| Castle | – | – | 135 | – |
| Great Corby & Geltsdale (Abolished 2019 | – | – | 127 | – |
| Corby & Hayton | – | – | 121 | – |
| Lyne (Abolished 07/05/2019) | – | – | 121 | – |
| Harraby South & Parklands - Abolished 23 | – | – | 96 | – |
| Irthing (Abolished 07/05/2019) | – | – | 91 | – |
| Morton | – | – | 86 | – |
| Botcherby & Harraby Nth - Abolished 23 | – | – | 86 | – |
| Yewdale | – | – | 85 | – |
| Belle Vue | – | – | 83 | – |
| Stanwix & Houghton -Abolished 31/03/2023 | – | – | 81 | – |
Showing the 25 wards with the most decisions, of 39. The property report covers every ward.
See full ward breakdown →How Carlisle’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, unchanged since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/0458 Longtown | Erection Of Crop & Machinery Store | Approved |
| 26/0398 Houghton & Irthington | Erection Of Lambing & Calf Rearing Shed | Approved |
| 26/0501 Harraby South | Erection Of Single Storey Rear Extension To Provide Bedroom Together With Intern | Approved |
| 26/0041/AGD Brampton | Erection Of Agricultural Storage Building | Approved |
| 26/0475 Stanwix Urban | Erection Of Single Storey Rear Extension To Provide Lounge & Rendering To Extern | Approved |
| 26/0463 Houghton & Irthington | Erection Of Agricultural Building For Livestock & Storage | Approved |
| 26/0012/PDN Houghton & Irthington | Removal Of Existing Conservatory & Erection Of Sunroom To Rear Elevation | Approved |
| 26/0451 Botcherby | Change Of Use Of Part Of Detached Domestic Garage/Outbuilding To Hairdressing Sa | Approved |
| 26/0105 Wetheral | Replacement Of Existing Dwelling With 2no. Dwellings Together With Revised Acces | Approved |
| 26/0462 Longtown | Replacement Of Existing Timber Frame Windows And Doors With UPVC Windows And Doo | Approved |
See what has been approved and refused near your address. The property report covers the 20 nearest decisions, refusal patterns in your ward and approval rates by project type, drawn from Carlisle's 3,020 decisions.
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PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Carlisle on data-quality grounds. Decision volumes are still published.
PlanningLens holds 3,020 planning decisions from Carlisle. The approval and refusal split is withheld along with the headline rate.
PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Carlisle. Ward and project-type breakdowns for this council are withheld on the same basis.