Planning decisions in Westmorland And Furness
How long Westmorland And Furness takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 2,162 decisions it made in the twelve months to September 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
53 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 54); 56 from receipt
64%decided within eight weeks (UK 66%), 85% within thirteen
95%approved (UK 90%): 1,817 approved, 93 refused, 78 withdrawn
177 of 388UK rank for speed, down 156 places on last year; 76 of 388 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior approvals | 10 | 92% | 96% | 456 | 8 of 340 |
| Tree works | 31 | 98% | 99% | 332 | 75 of 324 |
| Householder applications | 57 | 49% | 96% | 327 | 156 of 200 |
| Full applications | 73 | 31% | 93% | 315 | 282 of 359 |
| Discharge of conditions * | 109 | 36% | 87% | 173 | 309 of 310 |
| Listed building consent | 69 | 34% | 92% | 127 | 210 of 307 |
| Amendments | 55 | 60% | 99% | 103 | 280 of 356 |
| Lawful development certificates | 53 | 74% | 78% | 75 | 194 of 348 |
| Advertisement consent | 62 | 44% | 90% | 42 | 282 of 320 |
| Outline applications * | 59 | 31% | 77% | 14 | 42 of 110 |
Delegated or committee
| Route | Share | Median days | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegated to officers | 98% | 51 | 95% | 2,083 |
| Planning committee | 2% | 98 | 94% | 36 |
Where the register states how the decision was made. 43 decisions did not say.
Appeals
35 appeals against Westmorland And Furness decisions were decided by the Planning Inspectorate in the window, 38 for every 100 refusals; 31% were allowed. Every appeal in Westmorland And Furness.
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 * | 56 | 52% | 97% | 151 |
| 2017 * | 69 | 36% | 100% | 57 |
| 2018 * | 45 | 73% | 92% | 26 |
| 2019 * | 59 | 49% | 93% | 41 |
| 2020 * | 49 | 70% | 91% | 154 |
| 2021 * | 76 | 32% | 100% | 37 |
| 2022 * | 24 | 100% | 98% | 84 |
| 2023 * | 58 | 49% | 95% | 42 |
| 2024 * | 46 | 65% | 96% | 28 |
| 2025 * | 57 | 49% | 96% | 179 |
| 2026 so far | 57 | 49% | 95% | 1,693 |
* Years from our archive, which carries no validation date: timed from receipt, so a few days longer than the live years above them.
Decided in the last three weeks
- Quarry Garage Slapestones Redhills Penrith CA11 0EBNon - material amendment to change description of proposal from "Demolition of redundant industrial building and construction of Class B2 inApproved26 Oct 2026
- 5 Bluebell Close KENDAL LA9 7SHErection of single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatoryApproved26 Oct 2026
- 3 Blencathra Gardens KENDAL LA9 7HLDemolition of existing conservatory. Erection of two storey rear extensionApproved26 Oct 2026
- Brampton Mill Brampton APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6JRRemoval of interior finishes and reinstatement with lime based products.Approved26 Oct 2026
- Caravan Site The Mains Kirkoswald Penrith CA10 1DHChange of use of agricultural land to provide an extension to the existing caravan site comprising the siting of 18 static caravans/holidayApproved26 Oct 2026
- Land at Hayfell, opposite Gate House and Toll House Appleby Road KENDAL LA8 0DANew vehicular access and track.Approved23 Oct 2026
- Scout Hill Middle Row Farm Lupton CARNFORTH LA6Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for the inApproved23 Oct 2026
- Holly Bank Leasgill MILNTHORPE LA7 7ETNew pitched roof over existing flat roofed side extensionApproved23 Oct 2026
Built nightly from Westmorland And Furness's planning register. Ranks are among the 388 published councils. See planning applications in Westmorland And Furness, appeals, or get alerts for Westmorland And Furness.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.