Outbuilding approval rate in Lake District NPA

Lake District NPA approved 93.1% of outbuilding applications, based on 1,469 decisions analysed.

Last updated: August 2026

93.1%

outbuilding approval rate

1,469

Outbuilding decisions

1,367

Approved

102

Refused

91.3%

Lake District NPA overall

Outbuilding applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Lake District NPA average (91.3%).

How outbuilding compares in Lake District NPA

Outbuilding (1,469 decided)

93.1%

Lake District NPA all applications (32,107 decided)

91.3%

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Other project types in Lake District NPA

Extension (General) (5,597 decided)

93.9%

Garage / Parking (2,669 decided)

91.6%

Change of Use (Residential) (1,827 decided)

86.0%

Conservatory (839 decided)

94.0%

New Build (744 decided)

80.1%

Rear Extension (519 decided)

95.4%

Dormer (449 decided)

89.5%

Annex (352 decided)

86.9%

Side Extension (346 decided)

95.7%

Loft Conversion (108 decided)

92.6%

Basement (73 decided)

94.5%

Front Extension (48 decided)

91.7%

Flat Conversion (44 decided)

95.5%

Wraparound Extension (31 decided)

93.5%

HMO (17 decided)

100.0%

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