Consultation Hub

Welcome to Westmorland and Furness Council's consultation and engagement platform. This site will help you find and participate in consultations that interest you.

Recently updated consultations are displayed below. Alternatively, search for consultations by keyword, postcode, interest etc.

Open Consultations

  • Care Leaver Annual Survey

    We want to hear from you. This survey is your opportunity to share your experiences, thoughts, and ideas about the support you’ve received since leaving care or preparing to leave care. Whether things have gone well, or you’ve faced challenges, your voice matters - and it helps us...

    Closes 28 February 2026

  • Grasmere to Dunmail Raise Active Travel

    This consultation presents the initial design proposals for the Grasmere to Dunmail Raise Active Travel scheme. Active Travel means making journeys by modes of transport that are people powered including walking, wheeling and cycling. This scheme is one of three sections within the...

    Closes 2 March 2026

  • High Street Rental Auctions

    High Street Rental Auctions (HSRAs) are new powers that allows councils to step in and auction leases on long-term vacant commercial properties. The aim is to get unused buildings back into productive use, bringing energy, enterprise, and footfall back to our town centres. When we refer to...

    Closes 30 March 2026

  • Westmorland and Furness ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants) Impact Survey 2025 (for ELSAs)

    This survey is for ELSAs to complete. The ELSA course has been running in Westmorland and Furness, and previously Cumbria, since spring 2022. ELSAs are Emotional Literacy Support Assistants. They are teaching assistants who have had special training from Educational Psychologists to...

    Closes 31 March 2026

  • Westmorland and Furness ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants) Impact Survey 2025 (for Headteachers)

    This survey is for Headteachers to complete. The ELSA course has been running in Westmorland and Furness, and previously Cumbria, since spring 2022. ELSAs are Emotional Literacy Support Assistants. They are teaching assistants who have had special training from Educational...

    Closes 31 March 2026