High Furness Ward planning approval rate
High Furness Ward ward in Lake District NPA has a 84.6% approval rate based on 26 planning decisions. Lake District NPA overall: 91.2%.
Last updated: April 2026
84.6%
ward approval rate
26
Decisions
22
Approved
4
Refused
91.2%
Lake District NPA average
High Furness Ward is 6.6 percentage points below the Lake District NPA average, placing it among the stricter wards in Lake District NPA. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How High Furness Ward compares
High Furness Ward ward
84.6%
Lake District NPA overall
91.2%
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Recent decisions in High Furness Ward
7/2025/5406
Use of land for siting of Yurt, associated storage shed and amenity unit, for fl · 2026-02-18
7/2025/5666
Replacement of existing windows and doors to the front elevation and large utili · 2026-02-03
7/2025/5590
Proposed new lean-to shed to existing silage clamp, new covered midden to existi · 2025-12-16
7/2025/5625
Erection of a storage building · 2025-12-05
7/2025/5604
Proposed change of use from agricultural unit [part complete] to B2/B8 commercia · 2025-12-15
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%)