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Lake District National Park planning applications
4,415 applications. 93% approved. 54 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 4,415 planning applications from Lake District National Park. 2,633 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 93% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Lake District National Park takes a median of 54 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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T/2026/0167 Awaiting decision
15, Newlands Close, Braithwaite, Cumbria, CA12 5FF
T1 - Oak, Reduce end weight as shown in photos to reduce biomechanical stress an
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T/2026/0166 Awaiting decision
17, Manor Park, Keswick, CA12 4AB
T1 - Cypress Tree, reduce back to previous pruning points as shown in picture.
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2026/1778/TEL Decided
Opposite Leasgill Cottage Leasgill MILNTHORPE LA7 7EX
Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for the installation of 1x 9m medium wooden pole
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T/2026/0163 Awaiting decision
The Coach House, Greta Hall, Main Street, Keswick, CA12 5NH
T1 - Section fell 1x Dead Beech Tree
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T/2026/0164 Awaiting decision
Stoneleigh, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ
T4. Hornbeam: fell. T5. Hornbeam: fell. T6. Douglas fir: Reduce long branches
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T/2026/0160 Awaiting decision
5 Old College Park, Phoenix Way, Windermere, LA23 1BZ
T1 - Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Crown reduction of 1x Holly tree situated on the fr
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2026/1766/TCA Decided
Clare House Park Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7HQ
Notification under Section 211 for works to trees in a conservation area comprising T1) Beech Tree - Fell due to the risk of harm by the meriplus fungus infection
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2026/1773/TPO Decided
Swarthmoor Hall Wood Springfield Road ULVERSTON LA12
Works to tree subject to Lancashire CC TPO No 6 1953 comprising T1) Ash - Fell, over-hanging field, public footpath and bridge. The tree is now suffering very badly from Ash dieback and not safe to climb
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2026/1758/TEL Granted
Behind 1 Levensford House Main Street Greenodd ULVERSTON LA12 7QY
Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for the installation of 1 x 9m medium wooden telecommunications pole
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7/2026/5491 Awaiting decision
The Lodge, Windermere Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5SA
Proposed single storey garage extension and replacement of existing workshop
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3/26/9001 Decided
Land to south of septic tank/west of Brampton Beck Brampton Appleby-in-Westmorland Cumbria CA16 6JS
Extension of existing Septic Tank site to accommodate upgraded wastewater treatment infrastructure, alterations to existing highway access, creation of new access track and associated land reprofiling, landscaping and associated ancillary development.
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2026/1754/TEL Decided
Browns Quality Meats Diamond Buildings Pennington Lane Lindal-in-Furness ULVERSTON LA12 0LA
Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for the installation of a permanent 10kVA back-up power generator with associated fuel apparatus and ancillary equipment thereto. Including installation of 2.1m high Timber fence with 1.5m wide access gate
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2026/1743/TCA Decided
1 Sunnyside KENDAL LA9 7DJ
Notification under Section 211 notification for crown reduction of 1 no. Cherry tree (T1) by up to 3m to achieve a natural shape
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T/2026/0161 Awaiting decision
Rydal Hall, Rydal, Ambleside, LA22 9LX
Refer to arb impact assessment
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T/2026/0159 Awaiting decision
Woodlands Guest House, New Road, Windermere, LA23 2EE
Prune back trees from property leaving 2.5-3m clearance
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2026/1741/TPO Decided
High Croft House Leasgill MILNTHORPE LA7 7ET
South Lakeland DC TPO No. 163 (2000): T1 Beech - crown raise to previous pruning points (4m over lane and 5.2m over garden); T2 Sycamore - fell.
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7/2026/4056 Awaiting decision
Land to rear of Fairfield, Randlehow, Eskdale Green, CA19 1UA
Erection of 2 local occupancy dwellings
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7/2026/5482 Awaiting decision
Hartbarrow Cottage, Cartmel Fell, Windermere, LA23 3PA
Drainage field for exisiting sewage treatment plant
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T/2026/0158 Awaiting decision
Green Gables, Longtail Hill, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JD
G1 - Beech hedge surrounding the historic raised bed area. Re prune down to fenc
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T/2026/0157 Awaiting decision
Green Gables, Longtail Hill, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JD
Trim 1 Beech hedge running down the length of the highway of Longtail hill. Trim
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T/2026/0156 Awaiting decision
Nether Place Nursing Home, Chestnut Hill, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4LS
T1 Dying conifer - Remove. T2 Norway Maple - Remove to facilitate safe removal o
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T/2026/0154 Awaiting decision
Prior Holme, 9 Borrowdale Road, Keswick, CA12 5DD
Felling of a dead bird cherry tree in boundary hedge
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7/2026/3104 Awaiting decision
Howe Green, Hartsop, Penrith, CA11 0NZ
Internal alterations to the byre to provide a site office
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2026/1748/TEL Decided
Surrounding Castlehead Field Centre Castlehead Lindale GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QT
Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for the installation of 6 x 9m medium wooden telecommunications poles
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2026/1735/HOU Decided
Briar Nook 13 Lune Close Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2DA
Full width rear dormer extension, front dormer extension and single storey double garage/domestic workshop to south west gable to replace existing single skin, rendered garage together with internal alterations and installation of an air source heat pump and solar panels
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7/2026/4057 Awaiting decision
Long Yocking Cottage, Eskdale, CA19 1UA
Proposed stand alone garage
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7/2026/2161 Awaiting decision
The Old Police House, High Lorton, Cockermouth, CA13 9UL
Proposed single storey extension to the side of the house
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T/2026/0155 Awaiting decision
Pippin Cottage, Broadgate, Grasmere, LA22 9RH
Spruce - reduce by 3-4m Remove poor quality cypress and reduce others to height
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7/2026/5434 Awaiting decision
High Bethecar Farm, Nibthwaite, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8DD
Alterations to building
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7/2026/4054 Awaiting decision
Bridge Petton, Gosforth, Seascale, CA20 1HT
New agricultural building and re-roofing of farmhouse and porch
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2026/1732/PAPP Decided
Greystoke Castle Farm Greystoke Penrith CA11 0TG
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A, for a slurry lagoon.
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2026/1728/TEL Decided
Cherry Trees Hewer Hill Hesket Newmarket WIGTON CA7 8HZ
Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for 2no 9m wooden pole.
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2026/1725/TPO Decided
Fox Covert Laverock Hill Mealbank Kendal LA8 9EP
South Lakeland District Council Tree Preservation Order No. 7 of 1977: felling of T1 (Larch) to promote understory growth and woodland management, with replacement planting of a native broadleaf tree; and pollarding of T2 (Sycamore), including habitat creation pruning to enhance biodiversity and encourage understory growth.
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2026/1717/PAPP Decided
Opposite Poppy Farm Selside KENDAL LA8 9ED
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the extension of an existing agricultural building to store agricultural machinery
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2026/1715/PAPP Decided
Woodland Track Low Park Wood Sizergh Kendal LA8
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the surfacing and widening of an existing section of track for woodland management
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2026/1723/TCA Decided
Nobles Place & The Old House 162 Stricklandgate Kendal LA9 4QG
Notification under Section 211 for tree works within a Conservation Area comprising the felling of T1, a small suppressed Cypress located beneath a mature Cypress, to promote the development and growth of the larger specimen; and reduction of G1, a group of four Holly trees formerly maintained as a hedge, to maintain the hedge at approximately 2 metres in height when viewed from 162 Stricklandgate.
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7/2026/3094 Awaiting decision
The Meadows, Gill Head Farm, Troutbeck, Penrith, CA11 0ST
Conversion of recreation room into agricultural workers residential accommodatio
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T/2026/0153 Awaiting decision
Greenhowe Caravan Park, Great Langdale, Ambleside, LA22 9JU
Oak tree remove 1 lower branch over gas tank, and Oak tree remove 3 small branch
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T/2026/0152 Awaiting decision
Field next to A592 (adjacent to Alma's Meadow), Smithy Lane, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HT
T3 1x Beech tree - crown raise low branch growing over the fence on Alma's Field
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T/2026/0151 Awaiting decision
Spindles, Old Belfield, Bowness-on-windermere, Windermere, LA23 3HT
1x Copper Beech - reduction in the overall crown by 2-3m
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2026/1722/TEL Decided
Outside of Driveline 1 Unit 20 Bowerbank Way Penrith CA11 9BQ
Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for 1no 9m wooden pole.
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2026/1709/TCA Decided
12a Church Terrace KENDAL LA9 4PR
5 day notice - Fell Eucalyptus tree
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2026/1716/FPA Decided
23 Rydal Mount KENDAL LA9 4RS
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (materials) attached to planning permission SL/2022/0420 (Single storey side and rear extensions)
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2026/1719/LBC Decided
Shepherds End Berrier Road Greystoke Penrith CA11 0UE
Listed building consent for removal of single story rear extension to be replaced with two story extension.
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2026/1714/DISC Decided
Summer Hill Spark Bridge Ulverston LA12 7SS
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (New windows) attached to Listed Building Consent SL/2023/0336
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2026/1718/HOU Decided
Shepherds End Berrier Road Greystoke Penrith CA11 0UE
Removal of single story rear extension to be replaced with two story extension.
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7/2026/2126 Awaiting decision
Orthwaite Farm, Uldale, Wigton, CA7 1HL
Barn conversions to local occupancy dwellings
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7/2026/5454 Awaiting decision
Old Rydal Hall Kitchen Garden, Rydal, Ambleside, Cumbria
Erection of a polytunnel
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7/2026/5480 Awaiting decision
Hobkin Ground Farm, Broughton Mills, Broughton In Furness, Cumbria, LA20 6AU
Retention of Yurt, 2 associated buildings and access
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T/2026/0150 Awaiting decision
3-4, Church Terrace, Caldbeck, Wigton, CA7 8DR
Box-elder Maple: Crown reduction, lowering height and spread of canopy, by up to
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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T/2026/0146 Granted
Ellerthwaite House, Ellerigg Road, Ambleside, LA22 9EU
Fell 1 x London plane tree
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7/2026/3099 Granted
Shap Beck Quarry, Shap, Penrith, CA10 2NX
Non-material amendment to application 7/1997/3046 (Application for determination
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2026/1444/FPA Granted
9 Highgate KENDAL LA9 4DA
Installation of bird netting
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2026/1758/TEL Granted
Behind 1 Levensford House Main Street Greenodd ULVERSTON LA12 7QY
Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for the installation of 1 x 9m medium wooden telecommunications pole
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2025/2139/FPA Granted
Hard Crag Cottage (The Old Games Keepers Cottage) Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7SR
Demolition of existing cottage, replacement self-build dwelling, and use of land as domestic garden (Resubmission of 2025/1082/FPA)
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2026/1199/LBC Granted
Visionexpress 26 Cornmarket Penrith CA11 7HS
Listed building consent for repair works to shop front including, replace perished and defective items, re-paint the front. Replacement of existing signage with the updated signage branding.
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2026/1623/NMA Granted
Land South of Highfield Lodge Bongate Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6UE
Non-Material Amendment to make changes to House Type 1 by replacing two windows to the front elevation with one arched window; amendments to House Type 2 including a reduction in the height of the central first-floor window; and the addition of roof-integrated PV panels to the rear of all dwellings attached to approval 23/0786.
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7/2026/5478 Decided
Coniston Wastewater Treatment Works, Lake Road, Coniston
EIA screening opinion for works at Coniston Wastewater Treatment Works
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2026/1581/TCA Granted
Ash Cottage Chapel Street Temple Sowerby Penrith CA10 1RZ
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works T1 Cherry tree - reduce height by 1.5-2m.
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2026/1569/PAPP Refused
Dutch Barn Land to Rear of Espland House Farm Newton Reigny Penrith Cumbria CA11 0AY
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 3, class Q, for the conversion of an agricultural Dutch barn to a residential dwelling.
The full record
Decisions between 2019 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 3,156 decisions from Lake District National Park between 2019 and 2026, part of 4,415 applications on record. Over that period 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 2,490 granted against 205 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 2,488 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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B28/2019/9200 Decided
Partylite Manufacturing Ltd (former) Park Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4QT
Application for approval of details reserved by condition no. 4 (Proposed Waste Transfer Station (County Matter)
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B21/2019/0656 Decided
24 Piel Street Roa Island Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA13 0QJ
Two storey side extension to existing 2 bedroom dwelling.
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BLHC/2019/0771 Decided
42 Athens Drive Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA13 9ND
Prior Approval (Larger Homes Extension) for a rear living area extension (Length from rear wall of the original house 4.56 metres, height to the eaves 2.7 metres and height to highest point of the extension 2.8 metres)
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B28/2019/0715 Refused
2 Redoak Avenue Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA13 0LE
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition No. 8 (driveway details) Plot 1 only of planning permission 2014/0446 (Change of use of existing detached property to dwelling including construction of front and side extension and erection of one further detached dwelling (re-submission B13/2014/0248 in a revised form)
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B22/2019/0746 Decided
DSG Vauxhall Ironworks Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 2PG
Advertisement consent to display 6 no. fascia signs, 1 no. entrance sign and 1 no. pole mounted projecting sign.
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B18/2019/0749 Decided
Unit 4, Hindpool Retail Park, Hindpool Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2PD
External alterations to retail unit including removal of entrance lobby and provision of new double height glazing to front and side elevations and associated site works including removal of trolley bay and provision of additional car parking spaces.
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B22/2019/0762 Decided
McDonald's Restaurant, Unit M, Hollywood Park, Hindpool Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2NA
Installation of 3 No. double sided internally illuminated free-standing signs, 1 No. single sided internally illuminated free-standing sign and 1 No. internally illuminated digital booth screen.
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B28/2019/0770 Granted
Charnleys Home and Garden Ulverston Road Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8JH
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition No. 2 (external elevational surface materials), No. 3 (Boundary Treatments) and No. 5 (Deliveries Management Plan) planning permission B12/2018/0364 (Retrospective permission for a two storey building (660 sqm) located on the west side of the garden centre for the sale and storage of garden related products; various structures totalling 882 sqm providing sales floorspace and ancillary areas; change of use of part of the Garden centre to non-food retail, and the extension and amendment to the car park layout)
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B23/2019/0735 Decided
10 Hector Terrace, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9NA
Listed Building Consent for replacement of timber top opening windows on front elevation with timber, double glazed sash with structural glazing beads and bars.
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B31/2019/0747 Decided
Chapel House Pit Lane Lindal-in-Furness Cumbria LA12 0LY
Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 2019/0426 (Single storey side elevation extension) to reduce the length of the extension from: 4632mm to: 4150mm and retain the conservatory roof 'as existing' with a box gutter between the proposed extensionand the gutter of the conservatory roof.
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 1,621 62%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 605 23%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 407 15%
Planning agents in Lake District National Park
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Hough Tullett Ltd 50% granted overall 28
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Ambleside Tree Services Ltd 81% granted overall 25
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John Coward Architects Ltd 95% granted overall 23
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McDonald Wilkinson Tonge Ltd 81% granted overall 20
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Jeffrey & Rigg Ltd 95% granted overall 20
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Graham K Norman (Architect) Ltd 94% granted overall 19
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Tony Hills Studio Limited 75% granted overall 18
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Tamang Tree Services Ltd 100% granted overall 17
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in Lake District National Park
- Alston and Fellside 154
- Appleby and Brough 139
- Burton and Holme 70
- Eamont and Shap 71
- Eden and Lyvennet Vale 152
- Grange and Cartmel 247
- Greystoke and Ullswater 71
- Hesket and Lazonby 165
- High Furness 79
- Kendal Castle 28
- Kendal Highgate 73
- Kendal Nether 74
- Kendal South 67
- Kendal Strickland and Fell 108
- Kent Estuary 113
- Kirkby Stephen and Tebay 70
- Levens and Crooklands 74
- Low Furness 58
- Penrith North 139
- Penrith South 96
- Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale 124
- Ulverston 143
- Upper Kent 40
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Applications by postcode district
Common questions
How many planning applications does Lake District National Park decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Lake District National Park decided 2633 planning applications. 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Lake District National Park?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 54 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Lake District National Park decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 2633 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 62% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 85% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Lake District National Park decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 3156 decisions from Lake District National Park between 2019 and 2026, out of 4,415 applications on record. Across that whole period 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Lake District National Park?
March 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 347 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Lake District National Park's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Lake District National Park: 4,415 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 2,633 decided, 93% approved, median 54 days to a decision. 3,506 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2019 and 2026: 3,156 in total, 92% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.