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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Carlisle

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.

4,219 real decisions·35 wards·Updated March 2026
100.0%
Highest: Longtown
90.1%
Lowest: Longtown & Rockcliff
9.9%
Gap
35
Wards
97.1% approved overall. But 124 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Carlisle shifts your odds by up to 9.9%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 35 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Longtown82820
100.0%
2Castle31310
100.0%
3Denton Holme10100
100.0%
4Belah12120
100.0%
5Morton71710
100.0%
6Sandsfield & Morton West - Abolished 2319190
100.0%
7Newtown & Morton North- Abolished 03/2320200
100.0%
8Hayton (Abolished 07/05/2019)79790
100.0%
9Brampton84831
98.8%
10Botcherby & Harraby Nth - Abolished 2386851
98.8%
11Stanwix & Houghton -Abolished 31/03/202376751
98.7%
12Currock & Upperby - Abolished 31/03/202365641
98.5%
13Houghton & Irthington63621
98.4%
14Wetheral60591
98.3%
15Corby & Hayton51501
98.0%
16Brampton & Fellside-Abolished 31/03/20232982926
98.0%
17Longtown & the Border - Abolished 03/231371343
97.8%
18Irthing (Abolished 07/05/2019)90882
97.8%
19St Aidans (Abolished 07/05/2019)44431
97.7%
20Dalston & Burgh49047812
97.6%
21Great Corby & Geltsdale (Abolished 20191271243
97.6%
22Multiple Wards38371
97.4%
23Belle Vue71692
97.2%
24Wetheral & Corby - Abolished 31/03/202337336112
96.8%
25Cathedral & Castle- Abolished 31/03/20232512438
96.8%
26Harraby South & Parklands - Abolished 2393903
96.8%
27Belah & Kingmoor - Abolished 31/03/20231541495
96.8%
28Stanwix Urban2142077
96.7%
29Burgh (Abolished 07/05/2019)1511465
96.7%
30Upperby57552
96.5%
31Lyne (Abolished 07/05/2019)1211165
95.9%
32Denton Holme & Morton South - Abolished68653
95.6%
33Stanwix Rural (Abolished 07/05/2019)1771689
94.9%
34Yewdale72675
93.1%
35Longtown & Rockcliffe (Abolished 201915113615
90.1%
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What the data tells us

1
A 9.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. Longtown approves 100.0% of applications while Longtown & Rockcliffe (Abolished 2019 approves just 90.1%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 4,219 planning decisions in Carlisle, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Carlisle Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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