Bowness & Levens Ward planning approval rate
Bowness & Levens Ward ward in Lake District NPA has a 90.7% approval rate based on 818 planning decisions. Lake District NPA overall: 91.2%.
Last updated: March 2026
90.7%
ward approval rate
818
Decisions
742
Approved
76
Refused
91.2%
Lake District NPA average
Bowness & Levens Ward is broadly in line with the Lake District NPA average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Bowness & Levens Ward compares
Bowness & Levens Ward ward
90.7%
Lake District NPA overall
91.2%
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Recent decisions in Bowness & Levens Ward
No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.
What gets approved near your property?
In Lake District NPA, 1 in 11 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Lake District NPA
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 7,872 decisions.
Other wards in Lake District NPA
Ambleside & Grasmere Ward (89.4%)
Broughton & Coniston Ward (90.3%)
Keswick Ward (93.5%)
Windermere Ward (93.4%)
Windermere and Ambleside Ward (93.4%)
Kendal Rural Ward (92.1%)
Ullswater Ward (91.4%)
Crummock & Derwent Valley Ward (91.0%)
Black Combe & Scafell Ward (88.6%)
Cartmel Ward (89.6%)
Askham Ward (90.9%)