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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Westmorland and Furness Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 883 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
BOLTON METHODIST CHURCH, CHAPEL STREET, BOLTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AU
Received 5 Oct 2020LAND EAST OF BRIDGE END FARM, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EA
Received 31 Aug 2023LAND BETWEEN GARTH VIEW AND OLD PARK, CATTERLEN, PENRITH, CA11 0BQ
Received 9 Apr 201816 RYDAL CRESCENT, PENRITH, CA11 8PL
Received 2 Jan 2018Hall Farm Morland PENRITH CA10 3AZ
Received 28 Jul 202531 Derwent Drive, KENDAL, LA9 7PB
Received 19 Feb 2018Fowrass Farm Laithes PENRITH CA11 0AN
Received 11 Sept 202621 Hawesmead Drive, KENDAL, LA9 5HD
Received 11 May 20202 Hawesmead Cottages, Hawesmead Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 5HX
Received 4 May 202220 Green Garth, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1RF
Received 4 Aug 2023Laurel Bank, Milnthorpe Road, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PX
Received 21 Dec 2021Clock Tower 3 Boarbank Farm Boarbank Lane Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7QU
Received 3 Aug 2026FIELD AT THORNGATE, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BU
Received 19 Jul 2021W M Morrison Queen Katherines Avenue Kendal LA9 6DU
Received 27 Aug 202613 Nobles Rest, Maude Street, KENDAL, LA9 4QF
Received 9 Nov 2018HOLLY BANK HOUSE, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1JT
Received 30 Jan 2020Kingsland Livery, Shyreakes Lane, Crosscrake, KENDAL, LA8 0AB
Received 13 Jul 20237 Highfield Tebay PENRITH CA10 3TJ
Received 19 Jun 2026LAND BETWEEN PARK VIEW & JOINERS BROW, CATTERLEN, PENRITH, CA11 0BQ
Received 19 Sept 2019Land adjacent to Rivers Mint and Kent extending from adjacent to Lakeland Distribution Centre to Helsington Mills, KENDAL
Received 11 Aug 2022Ramree, Brigsteer Road, KENDAL, LA9 5DY
Received 2 Apr 2020Briar Cottage, Leece, ULVERSTON, LA12 0RD
Received 9 Jan 20209 HONEYWOOD CLOSE, BONGATE CROSS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6FF
Received 14 Apr 202312-14 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 4ND
Received 8 Aug 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Westmorland and Furness Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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