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.

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Open Consultations

  • Sedbergh & District Business Transport Survey

    Westmorland and Furness Council and Sedbergh Economic Partnership are seeking to understand how current and potentially improved future bus services affect businesses in Sedbergh & District and the wider local economy. Your response to this survey will support further evidence gathering...

    Closes 30 October 2026

  • SEND Information and Advice Support Service - Network Survey

    It is important that people who use the SEND Information and Advice Support Service (IASS), have a good experience and get the information, advice and support they need - after all it is why we exist! To make sure we are doing a good job, the national SEND IASS Network ask us to gather feedback on...

    Closes 31 October 2026

  • Public Consultation: Sandgate and Fell Lane, Penrith - Safety and Accessibility Improvements

    Introduction We would like your feedback on plans to improve Sandgate and the Fell Lane area in Penrith. The improvements aim to make it safer, easier and more pleasant to walk, wheel and cycle between the Scaws residential area, Beaconside Primary School and Sandgate in the town centre....

    Closes 13 November 2026

  • Morland Neighbourhood Plan consultation

    Westmorland and Furness Council is inviting comments on the submitted Morland Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents as part of a six-week consultation running from Wednesday 21 October to Wednesday 2 December 2026. The submitted Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents are...

    Closes 2 December 2026

  • Consultation on proposed Admission Arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools – 2028-29

    All schools must have admission arrangements that clearly set out how children will be admitted, including the criteria that will be applied if there are more applications than places at the school. Admission arrangements are determined by admission authorities. Westmorland and Furness Council...

    Closes 3 December 2026

Closed Consultations

School Funding Formula Consultation 2027/28

A national funding formula (NFF) was introduced for schools from 2018/19 and as in previous years, local authorities will continue to decide in 2027/28, following consultation with their schools and...

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Polling District Review 2026

We are undertaking a review of polling districts, polling places and polling stations. We would like to hear your views about the existing arrangements for the polling districts,...

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Westmorland and Furness CSP Community Survey 2026

We need your help to make Westmorland and Furness an even safer place to live, work and visit. The Community Safety Partnership is inviting residents, businesses, workers and community groups to...

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Westmorland & Furness Annual Business Survey 2026

Welcome to the third Westmorland & Furness Annual Business Survey Each year, we carry out our council-wide business survey for business es with a commercial premises in our area....

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Dalton Pocket Park

Help Plan a Pocket Park for Dalton Westmorland & Furness Council has secured funding through the Borderlands Place Programme to design and build a pocket park on the site of the former...

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Consultation on the future of Applethwaite Green Care Home in Windermere

Update: Council takes additional time to consider all the facts - ahead of any final decision on the future of two care homes Westmorland and Furness Council media release, Monday 19 October ...

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