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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0 approved · 0 refused · 890 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Cottage, Woodgate Hall, Lowick Green, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 8ES
Received 5 Jul 2022SALVIN SCHOOL HALL, THE BUTTS, ALSTON, CA9 3JQ
Received 28 Feb 2019GARAGE, THE SANDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XN
Received 8 Apr 2020Grange Pharmacy, Main Street, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6DY
Received 26 Oct 2018Stoney Ridge, Keasdale Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7JZ
Received 2 Dec 2019THE LODGE, MAIDENHILL, SALKELD ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8SQ
Received 25 Feb 2020HIGH PLOUGHLANDS, PLOUGHLANDS LANE, LITTLE MUSGRAVE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PQ
Received 2 Jan 20197 Bective Road Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2BG
Received 21 May 202528 Stonecross Road, KENDAL, LA9 5HR
Received 17 Jan 2020Pasture View, Nelson Square, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8PR
Received 21 Feb 2019North View Burrells Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6EG
Received 14 Apr 2026OWL BARN, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0QF
Received 7 Dec 2021113 GRAHAM STREET, PENRITH, CA11 9LE
Received 9 Jul 20183 Groffa Cragg Gawthwaite ULVERSTON LA12 7TA
Received 22 Jul 2024LAND ADJACENT 5 HELVELLYN COURT, PENRITH, CA11 8PZ
Received 17 Aug 20182 West Lane Shap PENRITH CA10 3LT
Received 2 Aug 202450 Branthwaite Brow, KENDAL, LA9 4TX
Received 19 Apr 2022THE PHEASANTRIES, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SP
Received 15 May 2019BANKS GATE FARM, NORTH STAINMORE, CA17 4EX
Received 16 Jun 2020OS Field No 5334 NE of Guides Cottage South of pumping station Flookburgh GRANGE OVER SANDS LA11 7LD
Received 22 Jan 2026The Meeting House Quakers Lane Sockbridge PENRITH CA10 2JR
Received 9 Apr 2026FIELD WEST OF LADYBECK, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2JG
Received 13 Apr 2022Land off Oakfield Park, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2FQ
Received 4 Apr 2022Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, KENDAL, LA9 4BH
Received 29 Aug 2019Records 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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