Side Extension approval rate in Lake District NPA
Lake District NPA approved 95.7% of side extension applications, based on 348 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
95.7%
side extension approval rate
348
Side Extension decisions
333
Approved
15
Refused
90.8%
Lake District NPA overall
Side Extension applications are approved more often than the Lake District NPA average (90.8%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How side extension compares in Lake District NPA
Side Extension
95.7%
Lake District NPA all applications
90.8%
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Other project types in Lake District NPA
93.8%
91.6%
93.1%
94.0%
80.1%
95.4%
89.4%
86.9%
92.6%
94.5%
91.7%
95.5%
93.5%
100.0%