Windermere and Ambleside Ward planning approval rate
Windermere and Ambleside Ward ward in Lake District NPA has a 93.4% approval rate based on 364 planning decisions. Lake District NPA overall: 91.2%.
Last updated: March 2026
93.4%
ward approval rate
364
Decisions
340
Approved
24
Refused
91.2%
Lake District NPA average
Windermere and Ambleside Ward sits slightly above the Lake District NPA average, with a 2.2 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Windermere and Ambleside Ward compares
Windermere and Ambleside Ward ward
93.4%
Lake District NPA overall
91.2%
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Recent decisions in Windermere and Ambleside Ward
7/2026/5041
Erection of a garden room and a summer house within the curtilage of the propert · 2026-03-06
7/2025/5641
Demolition of existing agricultural buildings and erection of one local occupanc · 2026-03-05
7/2025/5674
Demolition of existing garage. New extension and alterations to existing dwellin · 2026-03-05
7/2025/5563
Extensions and alterations to existing dwelling and garage to include further li · 2026-03-04
7/2026/5016
Installation of roof mounted solar PV · 2026-03-03
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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✓ 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%)
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%)