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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0 approved · 0 refused · 942 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
1 Barrow Mill Cottages Southwaite Carlisle CA4 0LX
Received 29 May 2025Lambert Manor The Lodge Kirkhead Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7BG
Received 5 Aug 2024THE PLAY STATION, HUNTLEY AVENUE, PENRITH, CA11 8NU
Received 24 Apr 2019The Old Police Station & Courthouse, Neville Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7UJ
Received 11 May 2023HELMWINDS, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QT
Received 10 Jun 2019Low Row, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PZ
Received 24 Mar 2021The Barn, Millbridge Lane, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0DU
Received 10 Sept 2019Stainmore Cafe The Old Cafe North Stainmore Kirkby Stephen CA17 4EU
Received 28 May 202520 Wellhead, Fountain Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EQ
Received 1 Dec 2021Mid Town Farmhouse Dufton APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6DB
Received 1 Mar 2024Fairbank Cottage, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BD
Received 22 Jan 2020Horncop Bungalow, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EB
Received 3 Aug 2023Scales Hall Calthwaite Penrith CA11 9QG
Received 17 Sept 2026Change Bridge House, Garden Road, KENDAL, LA9 7ED
Received 14 Nov 20195 Thorny Hills, KENDAL, LA9 7AL
Received 11 Oct 20215 Collin Hill, KENDAL, LA9 5TA
Received 24 Aug 2020High Bracken Hall, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HS
Received 20 Jan 2022KIRKOSWALD COMMUNITY SHOP, RAVENBRIDGE STORES, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1DQ
Received 16 Feb 2022125 Station Road Cark-in-Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7NY
Received 20 Dec 2023Unit 3 Parkside Business Park Parkside Road KENDAL LA9 7EN
Received 22 Oct 2024Opposite North Lodge Holker Cark-in-cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7PN
Received 11 Dec 2024THE BLACK BULL, MARKET STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QW
Received 12 Dec 2019BARN AT MERRIDENE, STATION ROAD, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3PU
Received 11 Aug 20212 DRAWBRIGGS MOUNT, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HL
Received 11 Sept 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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