Extension (General) approval rate in Lake District NPA
Lake District NPA approved 93.8% of extension (general) applications, based on 5,615 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
93.8%
extension (general) approval rate
5,615
Extension (General) decisions
5,269
Approved
346
Refused
90.8%
Lake District NPA overall
Extension (General) applications are approved more often than the Lake District NPA average (90.8%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How extension (general) compares in Lake District NPA
Extension (General)
93.8%
Lake District NPA all applications
90.8%
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Other project types in Lake District NPA
91.6%
93.1%
94.0%
80.1%
95.4%
89.4%
86.9%
95.7%
92.6%
94.5%
91.7%
95.5%
93.5%
100.0%