Upper Kent Ward planning approval rate
Upper Kent Ward ward in Lake District NPA has a 93.5% approval rate based on 62 planning decisions. Lake District NPA overall: 91.2%.
Last updated: April 2026
93.5%
ward approval rate
62
Decisions
58
Approved
4
Refused
91.2%
Lake District NPA average
Upper Kent Ward sits slightly above the Lake District NPA average, with a 2.3 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Upper Kent Ward compares
Upper Kent Ward ward
93.5%
Lake District NPA overall
91.2%
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Recent decisions in Upper Kent Ward
7/2026/5019
Alterations to combine 5 Bridge End Cottages with the adjoining Rock Cottage to · 2026-03-04
7/2025/5505
Use of land as a single dwellinghouse · 2026-02-04
7/2025/5698
Single storey side extension to form main entrance & convert utility / store to · 2026-02-04
7/2025/5665
Single storey extension and alterations to provide accessible accommodation – va · 2026-01-26
7/2025/5653
Proposed two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, front extensio · 2026-01-19
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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✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
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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%)