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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 857 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Canal Tavern, Canal Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JZ
Received 9 May 2018WHITEHOUSE FARM, HIGH STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4SH
Received 5 Sept 2019Riggs House, Cocking Yard, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1LZ
Received 14 Jun 20214 Lowgate, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8NJ
Received 22 Dec 2021New Pole Adjacent Pentlands, Keasdale Road, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LH
Received 28 Nov 2022TREES NORTH OF PLAY AREA, BARROWMOOR ROAD, APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND, CA16 6SA
Received 1 Sept 2023THE SHIELING, DOOMGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RB
Received 26 Mar 201827 Castle Street KENDAL LA9 7AD
Received 27 Jul 2026Printers Croft, Entry Lane, KENDAL, LA9 4DJ
Received 22 Jun 2023LAND NORTH OF HACKTHORPE HALL, HACKTHORPE, PENRITH, CA10 2HW
Received 4 Jul 2019HALE GRANGE, MAIDEN WAY, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1XS
Received 18 Aug 2021Land around Vicargate Heggle Lane Hesket Newmarket WIGTON CA7 8HT
Received 9 Apr 2025Land adjacent to Hill Brow, Dugg Hill, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EF
Received 18 Jul 20183 GRAYSON DRIVE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NY
Received 15 Mar 2022Cater-Kwik, Lakeland Catering Centre, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7QQ
Received 13 Jun 2023INGLESIDE, BEACON STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7UA
Received 21 Jul 2022Land surrounding Skelton Wood End and Askrigg Hall Skelton PENRITH CA11 9SU
Received 10 Apr 2025Surrounding Merebeck House Cark Road Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7SE
Received 19 Aug 2026EDEN VALE, WARCOP, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6NU
Received 15 Jun 2020Crabtree Farm, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PJ
Received 9 Dec 201978 Gillinggate, KENDAL, LA9 4JB
Received 20 Mar 2019Hawkrigg Farm Colby Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6BB
Received 21 Feb 2025LAND ADJACENT OLD SCHOOL/SCHOOL HOUSE, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1NB
Received 17 Feb 2022LAND SOUTH OF GALLIBER, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DS
Received 23 Jun 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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