Planning outcomes in Carlisle are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 9.9% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.
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| # | Ward | Decisions | Approved | Refused | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Currock | 28 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2 | Longtown | 152 | 152 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 3 | Castle | 108 | 108 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 4 | Harraby North | 23 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 5 | Denton Holme | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 6 | Belah | 36 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 7 | Morton | 81 | 81 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 8 | Harraby South | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9 | Botcherby | 31 | 31 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 10 | Sandsfield & Morton West - Abolished 23 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 11 | Newtown & Morton North- Abolished 03/23 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 12 | Hayton (Abolished 07/05/2019) | 79 | 79 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 13 | Houghton & Irthington | 133 | 132 | 1 | 99.2% |
| 14 | Wetheral | 131 | 130 | 1 | 99.2% |
| 15 | Corby & Hayton | 101 | 100 | 1 | 99.0% |
| 16 | Botcherby & Harraby Nth - Abolished 23 | 86 | 85 | 1 | 98.8% |
| 17 | Stanwix & Houghton -Abolished 31/03/2023 | 79 | 78 | 1 | 98.7% |
| 18 | Brampton | 140 | 138 | 2 | 98.6% |
| 19 | Currock & Upperby - Abolished 31/03/2023 | 65 | 64 | 1 | 98.5% |
| 20 | Multiple Wards | 54 | 53 | 1 | 98.1% |
| 21 | Brampton & Fellside-Abolished 31/03/2023 | 302 | 296 | 6 | 98.0% |
| 22 | Longtown & the Border - Abolished 03/23 | 141 | 138 | 3 | 97.9% |
| 23 | Dalston & Burgh | 599 | 586 | 13 | 97.8% |
| 24 | Irthing (Abolished 07/05/2019) | 90 | 88 | 2 | 97.8% |
| 25 | St Aidans (Abolished 07/05/2019) | 44 | 43 | 1 | 97.7% |
| 26 | Great Corby & Geltsdale (Abolished 2019 | 127 | 124 | 3 | 97.6% |
| 27 | Belle Vue | 78 | 76 | 2 | 97.4% |
| 28 | Upperby | 67 | 65 | 2 | 97.0% |
| 29 | Stanwix Urban | 256 | 248 | 8 | 96.9% |
| 30 | Cathedral & Castle- Abolished 31/03/2023 | 260 | 252 | 8 | 96.9% |
| 31 | Wetheral & Corby - Abolished 31/03/2023 | 376 | 364 | 12 | 96.8% |
| 32 | Harraby South & Parklands - Abolished 23 | 94 | 91 | 3 | 96.8% |
| 33 | Belah & Kingmoor - Abolished 31/03/2023 | 154 | 149 | 5 | 96.8% |
| 34 | Burgh (Abolished 07/05/2019) | 151 | 146 | 5 | 96.7% |
| 35 | Lyne (Abolished 07/05/2019) | 121 | 116 | 5 | 95.9% |
| 36 | Denton Holme & Morton South - Abolished | 69 | 66 | 3 | 95.7% |
| 37 | Stanwix Rural (Abolished 07/05/2019) | 177 | 168 | 9 | 94.9% |
| 38 | Yewdale | 81 | 76 | 5 | 93.8% |
| 39 | Longtown & Rockcliffe (Abolished 2019 | 151 | 136 | 15 | 90.1% |
An extension might sail through in Currock but face serious resistance in Longtown & Rockcliffe (Abolished 2019.
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