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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0 approved · 0 refused · 934 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Over Lee House Garrigill ALSTON CA9 3HF
Received 27 Jan 2025LAND AT NICHOLSON LANE, PENRITH, CA11 7UL
Received 18 Feb 20194 PLEASANT VIEW, WINSKILL, PENRITH, CA10 1PE
Received 9 Apr 2018LAND TO THE REAR OF HEYWOOD COTTAGE, GREAT SALKELD, CA11 9LW
Received 18 Dec 2017KEARTON HOUSE, MARKET PLACE, ALSTON, CA9 3HS
Received 7 Jun 2021Sand Aire House, Stramongate, KENDAL, LA9 4UA
Received 13 Dec 2018Former Armadale Hotel Arrad Foot ULVERSTON LA12 7SL
Received 2 Feb 202411 Birchfield, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0JA
Received 9 Jul 2021HAZEL DENE, STATION ROAD, CULGAITH, CA10 1QF
Received 5 Oct 2020Springfield Methven Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7DU
Received 9 Jul 2025Saw Pit House, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7QG
Received 6 Dec 201925 RYDAL CRESCENT, PENRITH, CA11 8PL
Received 26 Jan 2018SCALEHOUSE FARM, SCALEHOUSES, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1JY
Received 11 Feb 2020Killington Lake Services, Killington Lake Services M6 Southbound, Killington, KENDAL, LA8 0NW
Received 30 Apr 2019Green Riggs Barrows Green KENDAL LA8 0AA
Received 18 Aug 20262 East Court, ULVERSTON, LA12 0UG
Received 22 Aug 2018BOOT AND SHOE INN, BERRIER ROAD, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0TP
Received 12 Sept 2022CROFT HOUSE, LAMONBY, PENRITH, CA11 9SS
Received 27 May 20207 Green Road Kendal Cumbria LA9 4QR
Received 15 Jul 2024FOUNTAIN VIEW, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DB
Received 6 Aug 201983 Sedbergh Road, KENDAL, LA9 6BE
Received 12 Sept 2017Adjacent to Fairview & Shielng, Stainton-With-Adgarley, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, LA13 0NQ
Received 4 Oct 20212 Serpentine Road KENDAL LA9 4PE
Received 14 Mar 2024ROSECOTE, WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HS
Received 1 Apr 2021Records 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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