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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0 approved · 0 refused · 936 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Fox Howe, Burlington Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JA
Received 22 Aug 2017Brackley, 2 Rockwell Gardens, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6DJ
Received 15 Aug 2022LAND TO THE REAR OF THE OLD MALT SHOVEL, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4BL
Received 20 Nov 202019 King Street Penrith CA11 7AJ
Received 27 Aug 2024Tarn Hill Barn Clifton Dykes PENRITH CA10 2DH
Received 19 Dec 2024The Moorings, Canal Foot, ULVERSTON, LA12 9EN
Received 6 May 2022Little Towcett Towcett Little Strickland Penrith CA10 3EQ
Received 10 Jun 2024LAND NORTH OF THE LAURELS, TEBAY, PENRITH
Received 23 Oct 2020ULLSWATER HEIGHTS HOLIDAY HOMES AND LODGE PARK, SILVER HOWE, FLUSCO, PENRITH, CA11 0JB
Received 10 Feb 2022Unit 1 And 1a Milestone House Business Park PENRITH CA11 9NQ
Received 30 Oct 2025GRISEDALE CROFT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME, CHURCH ROAD, ALSTON, CA9 3QS
Received 15 Mar 202222 SANDGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7TJ
Received 10 Aug 2017Methodist Church Kents Bank Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7EY
Received 10 Apr 202511 Rochester Gardens, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA9 7TE
Received 1 Nov 2019LAND SOUTH OF LOW SCALES, GREENHOLME, PENRITH, CA10 3TA
Received 15 Mar 2021ESSO GARAGE, SCOTLAND ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7NR
Received 18 Apr 2019147 Stricklandgate Kendal Cumbria LA9 4RF
Received 22 Jan 2025OLD TOWN FARM, HIGH HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0HY
Received 4 Jul 2023Land at Skirsgill Lane Eamont Bridge PENRITH CA10 2BQ
Received 21 Jul 2025Green Riggs, Barrows Green, KENDAL, LA8 0AA
Received 28 Jul 2023Low Barrows Green, Barrows Green, KENDAL, LA8 0JG
Received 15 May 2023122 Burneside Road KENDAL LA9 4RZ
Received 16 Jun 2026Marchbrook House, 17 Mitchelgate, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BE
Received 8 Aug 2022Glebe Land to North of The Rectory, Vicarage Lane, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BA
Received 7 Mar 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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