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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0 approved · 0 refused · 853 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
UPPER EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH, VICTORIA SQUARE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, PENRITH, CA17 4QA
Received 28 Jun 2021Brown Robin, Lindale Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EU
Received 1 Nov 2019LAND SOUTH EAST OF STAMP HILL, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH
Received 12 May 2022LAND NW OF CALTHWAITE, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 9QX
Received 22 May 20209 Green Bank, ULVERSTON, LA12 7HA
Received 7 Jul 2023Cragg View Barn, Holme Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7QD
Received 4 Oct 201932 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4ND
Received 13 Aug 20186 Priory Lane, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7BH
Received 3 May 2019HILL CREST, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HR
Received 25 Sept 202042 MAYBURGH AVENUE, PENRITH, CA11 8PA
Received 6 Jul 20201 Market Street Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AU
Received 11 Oct 2024Land off Nateby Road KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4AH
Received 24 Jul 2025Fire Service Equipment Storage Facility (former Archives Store Building Site), Busher Walk, KENDAL, LA9 4RQ
Received 20 Oct 2022Woodside Farm, Weint Lane, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SR
Received 19 Jan 2023Empsom Hill, Kendal Green, KENDAL, LA9 5PT
Received 16 Jan 2023Harwood, Kilmidyke Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AQ
Received 18 Nov 201910 North Lonsdale Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9DT
Received 12 May 2021Land to the rear of Laundry House Eamont Bridge Penrith CA10 2BH
Received 4 Jul 2024Westways Garth Heads Road Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6UD
Received 11 Jun 2025J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FP
Received 29 Jul 202227 Park Side, Swarthmoor, ULVERSTON, LA12 0HR
Received 4 Mar 2020HIGH WHITBER, KINGS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3DB
Received 31 Oct 2022A W Jenkinson Forest Products Haweswater Road PENRITH CA11 9EU
Received 11 Apr 2025Morningside Tanpits Lane Burton-in-kendal CARNFORTH LA6 1HX
Received 4 Mar 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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