High Furness Ward planning approval rate
High Furness Ward ward in Lake District NPA has a 86.8% approval rate based on 38 planning decisions. Lake District NPA overall: 90.8%.
Last updated: September 2026
86.8%
ward approval rate
38
Decisions
33
Approved
5
Refused
90.8%
Lake District NPA average
High Furness Ward is 4.0 percentage points below the Lake District NPA average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How High Furness Ward compares
High Furness Ward ward
86.8%
Lake District NPA overall
90.8%
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Recent decisions in High Furness Ward
Installation of an electric vehicle (EV) charge point on the side external wall · 2026-08-19
Change of use from retail (Post Office) to fully domestic dwelling. Modificatio · 2026-07-22
1 new building and 1 building extension for storage of hay/straw and fertiliser · 2026-06-17
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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%)