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Westmorland and Furness Council planning appeal evidence

Compare selected householder and planning-condition appeals across the latest five-year source window, then open a year or the underlying records.

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Five-year overview

Appeal evidence across the source window

The source covers 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026. Each row compares allowed and dismissed householder or planning-condition appeals recorded in that calendar year. Other outcomes are shown separately.

Householder or condition appeals
15
Allowed
6
Dismissed
8
Bars showAllowedDismissedOther outcomes are listed in the counts.

The period total counts each appeal once when it is recorded as a householder appeal, one of the three planning-condition appeal types, or both. It is narrower than the total linked Planning Inspectorate casework used as the denominator in the evidence below.

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These local views use Westmorland and Furness Council’s published cross-year evidence snapshot. They are research results, not a complete list of refusal reasons or an estimate of appeal prospects.

Planning Inspectorate casework

Householder and condition appeal evidence across five years

Across 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026, this England-only rolling snapshot links 100 selected, decided Planning Inspectorate casework records to Westmorland and Furness Council. Of these, 15 unique records appear in the householder or precise planning-condition evidence below.

The linked-casework count is the denominator used below, not a count of planning applications. The source can include specialist casework as well as appeals.

Official Householder (HAS) casework

Householder appeals

These are records whose official casework type is exactly Householder (HAS). That type can include different decision contexts, so use the underlying record to check what was disputed in each case. These outcomes do not predict what will happen in another appeal.

9

householder appeal records

9% of the 100 linked records with a decision date in the five-year source window.

Appeal allowed
2
Appeal dismissed
7
Other or unresolved
0

How to read householder decisions

Allowed means the Inspector allowed the appeal. Dismissed means the Inspector dismissed it. The label alone does not say whether the dispute was a refusal, an imposed condition or another matter; open the record for that context. The comparison rate uses these two clear outcomes only.

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  • Appeal 6001119

    Householder developments · decided 30 Jan 2026

    Appeal dismissed
  • Appeal 3370317

    Householder developments · decided 16 Dec 2025

    Appeal allowed
  • Appeal 3371752

    Householder developments · decided 20 Oct 2025

    Appeal allowed
  • Appeal 3364682

    Householder developments · decided 29 Aug 2025

    Appeal dismissed
  • Appeal 3358059

    Householder developments · decided 28 Mar 2025

    Appeal dismissed

My case concerns a planning condition

Appeals involving planning conditions

Condition cases follow different routes. The figures below keep imposed conditions, variation or removal, and required details separate so unlike cases are not blended together.

6

precise condition appeal records

  • Condition imposed on a permission

    The appeal concerns a condition attached when planning permission was granted.

    Records
    1
    Allowed
    0
    Dismissed
    0
    Other
    1

    Local allowed rate: — (0 of 0 clear outcomes). England, same five-year window: 67.3% (402 of 597).

    Small local sample; no above-or-below direction is assigned.

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  • Variation or removal of a condition

    The appeal concerns an application to vary or remove an existing condition.

    Records
    5
    Allowed
    4
    Dismissed
    1
    Other
    0

    Local allowed rate: 80% (4 of 5 clear outcomes). England, same five-year window: 48.4% (955 of 1,974).

    Small local sample; no above-or-below direction is assigned.

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  • Details required by a condition

    The appeal concerns approval of details required by an existing condition.

    0

    No matching local records have a decision date in the five-year source window.

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Automated factual aggregation. Source: official Planning Inspectorate casework database, England only, selected decided snapshot. Counts use the authority code and reviewed directory aliases. England rates use the same release and exact five-year source-window scope, with the same allowed-or-dismissed denominator. Imported 20 August 2026.

Background council statistics

Wider council planning workload

Official MHCLG figures for Westmorland and Furness Council, based on rolling 12-month returns ending 31 March 2026. This is general planning application context, separate from householder and condition appeals.

General planning applications

These figures describe the council’s general planning application workload. They do not measure householder or condition appeal outcomes.

Validated applications receivedYear ending 31 March 2026
1,454
6.2% higher than year ending 31 March 2025
Applications on handAt 1 January 2026
664
Point-in-time count
Planning decisions granting permissionYear ending 31 March 2026
92.4%
Share of planning decisions issued
Planning decisions made on timeYear ending 31 March 2026
92.1%
Within statutory or agreed time

Validated applications received over time

The line connects 3 complete rolling 12-month totals. Each point is labelled by its year ending.

Validated planning applications received by year endingLine plot with 3 complete rolling 12-month totals: year ending 31 March 2024, 1,360; year ending 31 March 2025, 1,369; year ending 31 March 2026, 1,454.Number of applications05001,0001,5001,360Mar 20241,369Mar 20251,454Mar 2026Year ending
Number of validated applications received in each rolling 12-month period. The vertical scale starts at zero.
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Validated planning applications received in complete rolling 12-month periods
Year endingValidated applications received
31 March 20241,360
31 March 20251,369
31 March 20261,454
More from the latest annual return
Applications withdrawn
85
Major decisions
46
Minor decisions
315
Other decisions
843

Compared with authorities of the same type, Westmorland and Furness Council is in the middle half for application volume in the year ending 31 March 2026. The median among 63 authorities with complete returns was 1,004.

This compares raw volume, not population, staffing, complexity or service quality.

County matters

Minerals and waste workload

These figures are reported separately from ordinary district planning applications and are not added to the district total.

County-matter applications receivedYear ending 31 March 2026
5
73.7% lower than year ending 31 March 2025
Applications on handAt 1 January 2026
10
Point-in-time count
Planning decisions granting permissionYear ending 31 March 2026
Not available
Share of planning decisions issued
Planning decisions made on timeYear ending 31 March 2026
Not available
Within statutory or agreed time

Validated applications received over time

The line connects 3 complete rolling 12-month totals. Each point is labelled by its year ending.

Validated planning applications received by year endingLine plot with 3 complete rolling 12-month totals: year ending 31 March 2024, 8; year ending 31 March 2025, 19; year ending 31 March 2026, 5.Number of applications051015208Mar 202419Mar 20255Mar 2026Year ending
Number of validated applications received in each rolling 12-month period. The vertical scale starts at zero.
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Validated planning applications received in complete rolling 12-month periods
Year endingValidated applications received
31 March 20248
31 March 202519
31 March 20265
More from the latest annual return
Applications withdrawn
0
Minerals decisions
Not available
Waste decisions
Not available

Compared with authorities of the same type, Westmorland and Furness Council is in the upper quarter for application volume in the year ending 31 March 2026. The median among 62 authorities with complete returns was 0.

This compares raw volume, not population, staffing, complexity or service quality.

Source: MHCLG planning application statistics, published 19 June 2026 and checked 24 August 2026. Recent figures may include official imputations or revisions. Applications received exclude work such as pre-application advice, condition discharge, non-material amendments and tree work.

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Authority details

Official identity

Authority type
Unitary authority
Region
North West
Official identifier
E06000064

Planning Data area point: Westmorland and Furness LPA (54.500397, −2.702959). This is the published representative point for the authority boundary, not a town hall, camera position or appeal site.

Official links

Directory record updated 21 August 2026.

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