Bowness and Lyth Ward planning approval rate
Bowness and Lyth Ward ward in Lake District NPA has a 90.5% approval rate based on 179 planning decisions. Lake District NPA overall: 91.2%.
Last updated: March 2026
90.5%
ward approval rate
179
Decisions
162
Approved
17
Refused
91.2%
Lake District NPA average
Bowness and Lyth Ward is broadly in line with the Lake District NPA average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Bowness and Lyth Ward compares
Bowness and Lyth Ward ward
90.5%
Lake District NPA overall
91.2%
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Recent decisions in Bowness and Lyth Ward
7/2025/5676
Conversion of the remaining section of the attached barn and replacement of the · 2026-02-19
7/2025/5605
Removal of garage and alterations to bungalow · 2026-02-05
7/2025/5664
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (window design) of planning permissi · 2026-01-28
7/2025/5634
Extend, alter & improve bungalow including a sustainable heating, water and ener · 2026-01-23
T/2025/0235
Lime tree (listed as T51 in TPO:335) - Crown reduction to the yellow dashed line · 2026-01-23
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
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✓ 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%)
Bowness & Levens Ward (90.7%)
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%)