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

  • Management of trees between Briarigg and Burneside Road, Kendal

    We have received complaints about the height of the trees that form a shelterbelt, between Burneside road and Briarigg. The council seeks the views of residents on Burneside Road and Briarigg, and the surrounding community regarding the below options. This engagement is non-binding on...

    Closes 23 May 2025

  • Children and Young People Survey

    This survey is for children and young people that live in Westmorland and Furness, that have a special educational need and/or disability (SEND). Your responses will be anonymous. It is your choice to answer any question or skip it. If you need some extra help to understand...

    Closes 31 May 2025

  • Children & Young People Survey

    This survey is for children and young people that live in Westmorland and Furness, that have a special educational need and/or disability (SEND). Your responses will be anonymous. It is your choice to answer any question or skip it. If you need some extra help to understand...

    Closes 31 May 2025

  • Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy Consultation

    The Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) has been drafted for public consultation and includes priorities for biodiversity, potential measures (otherwise known as actions) and mapping of nature recovery opportunities. The LNRS is made up of two parts: the Statement of Biodiversity...

    Closes 22 June 2025

  • Westmorland & Furness Annual Business Survey 2025

    Welcome to the 2nd Westmorland & Furness Annual Business Survey Each year, we carry out our council-wide business survey with business premises across our area, and this year, we are trialling a fully digital survey! Your survey response is critical to the work we do, as it provides us...

    Closes 30 June 2025

Forthcoming Consultations

  • Establishment of Resourced Provision at Ullswater Community College, Penrith. Consultation Proposal

    Demand for specialist provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) has increased substantially over recent years. Westmorland and Furness Council has a strategy that aims to secure access to a high-quality continuum of provision for...

    Opens 23 May 2025

  • 5 Year Housing Land Supply Developer Survey 2025

    As part of its ongoing monitoring of the supply of housing land, Westmorland and Furness Council is undertaking its annual exercise of contacting owners/agents/developers of sites allocated for development, as well as unallocated sites of 10 or more dwellings that have been granted planning...

    Opens 30 May 2025