Council opening hours throughout Christmas
Some Westmorland and Furness Council offices will be closed over the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays. Read the full list of Council opening hours during the festive period.
Appeal a planning decision
How to appeal against a planning decision the council has made.
Although planning decisions are made at a local level, the appeals process is managed by central government. You can appeal a planning decision we have made if any of the following apply:
- you were refused planning permission for reasons that you think go against the council’s development plan or planning policy
- you were granted planning permission with conditions you object to - you’ll need to explain why you think they’re unnecessary, unenforceable, vague, unreasonable or irrelevant
- we have not given you a decision on your application and 8 weeks have passed since the date they told you they’d received it (or a different deadline you agreed with them has passed)
For major projects, you can only appeal if 13 weeks have passed. Examples of a major project include a development with 10 or more dwellings, or a building with floor space of more than 1,000 square metres.