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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0 approved · 0 refused · 916 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Bective Road Kirkby Lonsdale Carnforth LA6 2BG
Received 4 Mar 2025Pavement adjacent to Mireside Farm, Winder Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7LE
Received 15 Sept 201761 Kendal Green, KENDAL, LA9 5PT
Received 24 Oct 2022Chez Mon Burton Road Holme CARNFORTH LA6 1QN
Received 16 Jul 2024Hyning Farm, Whinfell, KENDAL, LA8 9EG
Received 10 Jun 2022Base Station south of Beck House Farm, Grayrigg, KENDAL, LA8 9ET
Received 13 Feb 2023Heron Corn Mill, Mill Lane, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7PQ
Received 30 Aug 2017FOLLY'S BARN, BRIDGE FARM, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HY
Received 12 Oct 2017Old Telephone Exchange Aynsome Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6PS
Received 3 Feb 2025Far Mountbarrow Farm, ULVERSTON, LA12 9SB
Received 10 Nov 202013 APPLEBY BUSINESS PARK, DRAWBRIGGS LANE, APPLEBY, CA16 6HX
Received 26 May 2020WHITEHALL HOUSE, NENTHEAD, CA9 3PS
Received 17 Sept 2020Haven Lakeland Leisure Park Moor Lane Flookburgh GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7LT
Received 23 Jan 2026Barn attached to Wellside Farm House, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PR
Received 17 Feb 2023Land East of The Old Cooperage, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HW
Received 14 Dec 2021The Cornmill, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7QG
Received 18 May 2018LAND BETWEEN FERN BANK AND EAST VIEW, REAGILL, PENRITH, CA10 3ER
Received 17 Aug 20221 Silver Howe Close, KENDAL, LA9 7NW
Received 4 Jan 2021High Bracken Hall, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HS
Received 18 Jun 20195 Moorgarth, Swarthmoor, ULVERSTON, LA12 0HX
Received 25 Jul 2018The Lakeland Museum, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kirkland, KENDAL, LA9 5AL
Received 27 Jul 2023PASTURE COTTAGE, LAMONBY, PENRITH, CA11 9SS
Received 2 Jun 20213 Tenterfield, Brigsteer Road, KENDAL, LA9 5EA
Received 26 Nov 2019Helm Farm Ormside APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6QA
Received 20 Sept 2024Records 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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