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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0 approved · 0 refused · 877 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 25 Jun 2019TOWN END FARM, HACKTHORPE, PENRITH, CA10 2HX
Received 24 Oct 2018Stonelands, Lyndene Drive, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6QP
Received 14 Apr 2020EDENSIDE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NA
Received 25 Feb 2021Meadowside, Pinders Lane, CARNFORTH, Holme, LA6 1PW
Received 8 Jun 202075 Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4ED
Received 30 Apr 2019Hillside Cottage, 2 Harmony Hill, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QA
Received 8 Jan 2020BEACONSFIELD, BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 7SF
Received 12 Mar 2018The Homestead, Carr Bank Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LE
Received 3 Jun 2021Skells Lodge, Great Urswick, DALTON-IN-FURNESS, LA15 8JG
Received 28 Jun 2019Kings Lea, 3 Rufus Lane, SWARTHMOOR, LA12 0JE
Received 31 Jul 2018W M Morrison, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Received 12 Feb 2020Bellevue Princes Street ULVERSTON LA12 7NB
Received 13 Jan 2026Bongate Hall South Bongate Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6HW
Received 4 Sept 202414 Lowther Street Penrith CA11 7UW
Received 21 Apr 2026Sillfield Farm, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HZ
Received 8 Aug 2022GREEN HOLLOWS COUNTRY PARK, GREENHOLLOWS, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0PT
Received 17 Aug 2018Fire Station, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7DJ
Received 21 Jan 2021Barnrigg, Aynsome Road, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PS
Received 17 Nov 2023Land adjacent 2 Beckside Cottages, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PY
Received 26 Nov 2021Church in the Barn Faith Barn Newton Road PENRITH CA11 0FP
Received 17 Feb 2025Middle Birkby Farm, Cark-In-Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7NP
Received 2 May 2023Wood Lawn 36 Church Hill Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0DN
Received 22 Jul 20253 Barnes Croft Great Salkeld PENRITH CA11 9LS
Received 14 Jan 2026Records 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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