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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0 approved · 0 refused · 938 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Received 28 Nov 2025Crosslands, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HT
Received 17 Jul 2023Anvil Cottage, Grayrigg, KENDAL, LA8 9BU
Received 23 Dec 202119 Hest View Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9PJ
Received 25 Sept 2018Land at Brigsteer Road (Phase 3), KENDAL
Received 6 Aug 2024Land Southwest of Rockholme Penruddock PENRITH CA11 0SF
Received 31 Jul 202522 SANDGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7TJ
Received 5 Mar 2018The Hollies, 3 Fernhill Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JD
Received 26 Oct 2020Laurel Bank Fell Lane Penrith CA11 8AA
Received 23 Jul 20262 Ivy Garth Sedbergh Road KENDAL LA9 6AR
Received 29 Apr 2026Bridge House, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0NH
Received 25 Apr 2022Liberty House Yard 5 Highgate KENDAL
Received 26 Aug 20251 Kentsford House Kentsford Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7BB
Received 13 Feb 2024Public Library, Grange Fell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BQ
Received 20 Apr 2022Lunes Bridge Farm Tebay Penrith CA10 3XS
Received 10 Feb 202624 Garden Road, KENDAL, LA9 7ED
Received 4 Dec 2020NEWSHAM FARM, HUTTON ROOF, PENRITH, CA11 0XX
Received 15 Jun 2017Springfield, Tanpits Lane, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1JA
Received 9 Aug 2023Field End, Leasgill, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7ET
Received 1 Apr 2022Land at Low Wood Edge Beetham MILNTHORPE LA7 7AJ
Received 30 Jul 202652 Kirkstone Close, KENDAL, LA9 7HU
Received 19 Nov 2019RED HOUSE, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BN
Received 17 May 202216 Parkside Drive, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0BU
Received 19 Feb 2019LAND AT MATTINSON HOUSE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NA
Received 3 Nov 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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