Coniston and Hawkshead Ward planning approval rate
Coniston and Hawkshead Ward ward in Lake District NPA has a 92.7% approval rate based on 219 planning decisions. Lake District NPA overall: 90.8%.
Last updated: September 2026
92.7%
ward approval rate
219
Decisions
203
Approved
16
Refused
90.8%
Lake District NPA average
Coniston and Hawkshead Ward is broadly in line with the Lake District NPA average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Coniston and Hawkshead Ward compares
Coniston and Hawkshead Ward ward
92.7%
Lake District NPA overall
90.8%
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Recent decisions in Coniston and Hawkshead Ward
Material change of use from garden to agricultural for the grazing of a pony and · 2026-09-10
Change of use of holiday let to flexible use as a permanent residence or a holid · 2026-09-10
Replacement agricultural building · 2026-09-04
Minor alterations of the listed building including installation of an air source · 2026-08-20
Erection of six interpretation boards · 2026-08-14
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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%)