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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0 approved · 0 refused · 858 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Dog Beck 21-22 Southend Road PENRITH CA11 8JH
Received 9 Jun 2025LAND ADJ TO BANKFOOT FARM, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AP
Received 9 Sept 2022Crow Tree House, Swarthmoor, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SE
Received 1 Jun 2018Northbank Beacon Street Penrith CA11 7UA
Received 9 Jul 202530 Larch Grove, KENDAL, LA9 6AU
Received 24 Feb 2022New Acre, Carr Bank Road, Carr Bank, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LE
Received 12 Jul 2023Salt Pie Cottage, Salt Pie Lane, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AH
Received 19 Nov 2020Fieldside Carley Lane Ulverston LA12 0JS
Received 15 Sept 2025PARK HOUSE, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY, CA16 6BY
Received 25 Mar 2019Wood End Farm, Low Biggins, KIRKBY LONSDALE, LA6 2DH
Received 26 Oct 2021Ashton House Beetham MILNTHORPE LA7 7AL
Received 22 Sept 2025Rear of 10 Murley Moss, KENDAL, LA9 7RW
Received 1 Sept 2022Low Waters Ivegill CARLISLE CA4 0PW
Received 19 Jan 2026BURWAIN HALL, KINGS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3DD
Received 4 May 2022Ashwood Kents Bank Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7DJ
Received 2 Dec 2024CROSSFELL, MORLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3AZ
Received 4 Oct 2021Outside 19 Firs Close MILNTHORPE LA7 7QG
Received 27 Mar 2024Chancery House, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7HD
Received 30 May 2019WALLED GARDEN TO EAST OF SOUTH LODGE, SCATTERGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RQ
Received 16 Apr 2018DALLAN BANK, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DU
Received 10 Feb 2021Holgates Caravan Park, Middlebarrow Plain, Cove Road, CARNFORTH, LA5 0SH
Received 11 Oct 2021Dukes Bridge Barn, Farleton, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PB
Received 21 Dec 2021GROVE FARM, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2JE
Received 1 Jul 202053 Burlington Close, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7UG
Received 22 Jan 2020Records 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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