Cartmel Ward planning approval rate
Cartmel Ward ward in Lake District NPA has a 89.6% approval rate based on 240 planning decisions. Lake District NPA overall: 90.8%.
Last updated: September 2026
89.6%
ward approval rate
240
Decisions
215
Approved
25
Refused
90.8%
Lake District NPA average
Cartmel Ward is broadly in line with the Lake District NPA average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Cartmel Ward compares
Cartmel Ward ward
89.6%
Lake District NPA overall
90.8%
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Recent decisions in Cartmel Ward
Erection of two affordable dwellings · 2026-07-09
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Other wards in Lake District NPA
Ambleside and Grasmere Ward (92.7%)
Keswick Ward (92.5%)
KESWICK WARD (91.7%)
Ambleside & Grasmere Ward (87.9%)
Bowness & Levens Ward (90.4%)
Broughton & Coniston Ward (88.7%)
Hawkshead Ward (95.0%)
Lyth Valley Ward (93.5%)
Staveley-in-Cartmel Ward (92.1%)
ULLSWATER WARD (94.6%)
Staveley-in-Westmorland Ward (91.4%)
CRUMMOCK WARD (86.6%)