Gosforth Ward planning approval rate
Gosforth Ward ward in Lake District NPA has a 88.9% approval rate based on 27 planning decisions. Lake District NPA overall: 91.2%.
Last updated: April 2026
88.9%
ward approval rate
27
Decisions
24
Approved
3
Refused
91.2%
Lake District NPA average
Gosforth Ward is 2.3 percentage points below the Lake District NPA average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Gosforth Ward compares
Gosforth Ward ward
88.9%
Lake District NPA overall
91.2%
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Recent decisions in Gosforth Ward
7/2026/4001
Installation of parking equipment and two new information signs · 2026-02-24
7/2025/4089
Change of use of B&B to single dwelling · 2025-12-18
7/2025/4074
Erection of front porch and single storey rear extension · 2025-11-20
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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✓ Appeal success rates
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Lake District NPA
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ 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%)