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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0 approved · 0 refused · 900 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pavements at Middlegate PENRITH CA11 7PG
Received 26 Nov 2025GRASSGILL HOUSE, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PT
Received 29 Mar 2021LAND SOUTH OF CHURCH ROAD, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0TL
Received 8 Jul 2020Kirkstone Cottages Whitbarrow Berrier Penrith CA11 0XB
Received 20 Apr 2026LAND EAST OF B6412 & NORTH OF GALE HOUSE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NA
Received 2 Oct 2017Land on Carley Lane, Pennington, ULVERSTON, LA12 0JS
Received 24 Feb 202219 RIMINGTON WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8TG
Received 14 Jun 2018St Peters Churchyard, Woodhouse Lane, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EW
Received 13 Jun 2022Helm View Great Salkeld PENRITH CA11 9NA
Received 11 Oct 202439 The Gill, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BP
Received 18 Mar 2019Fern Bank Main Street Burton-in-Kendal Carnforth LA6 1LW
Received 6 Apr 202610 Finkle Street, KENDAL, LA9 4AB
Received 19 May 2022Newton Close Newton Reigny Penrith CA11 0AL
Received 19 Jan 2026111 Sedbergh Road KENDAL LA9 6BG
Received 16 May 2025Grayrigg C Of E School, Grayrigg, KENDAL, LA8 9BU
Received 27 May 2019OAK LODGE, SEBERGHAM, CARLISLE, CA5 7DY
Received 23 Jul 2021LUHAM FARM, EDENHALL, CA11 8TA
Received 23 Jun 2020Hazel Gill Croglin CARLISLE CA4 9RP
Received 17 Apr 2025Colt House Lane Field Colt House Lane Ulverston LA12 0SG
Received 28 Jul 2025High Bracken Hall Gatebeck KENDAL LA8 0HS
Received 11 Jul 2024Near Curwen Woods Lodge Burton CARNFORTH LA6 1NZ
Received 12 Mar 2024Kendal Town Hall, Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4ED
Received 4 Dec 20203 Weston Houses Dove Nest Lane Endmoor KENDAL LA8 0HA
Received 22 Apr 2025Little Shaw, Shaw Lane, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7JD
Received 3 Feb 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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