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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 (179 decided)
90.5%
Lake District NPA overall (7,872 decided)
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
Approved
7/2025/5605
Removal of garage and alterations to bungalow · 2026-02-05
Approved
7/2025/5664
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (window design) of planning permissi · 2026-01-28
Approved
7/2025/5634
Extend, alter & improve bungalow including a sustainable heating, water and ener · 2026-01-23
Approved
T/2025/0235
Lime tree (listed as T51 in TPO:335) - Crown reduction to the yellow dashed line · 2026-01-23
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 7,872 decisions.

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