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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0 approved · 0 refused · 942 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
109 Burneside Road, KENDAL, LA9 6DZ
Received 28 Jan 2020Omega Proteins Penrith Ltd, , PROCESSING PLANT, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 1 Aug 202211A Lawrence Drive, Arnside, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA5 0BJ
Received 22 Nov 2022Willow Lane Alpacas, Willow Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LU
Received 30 Mar 2022Yew Trees, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 2 Oct 2018Street House Ainstable CARLISLE CA4 9RN
Received 10 Jun 2024Dovecote Barrock Park Southwaite CARLISLE CA4 0JS
Received 29 Oct 2025LAND ADJACENT TO IVY HOUSE, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QW
Received 3 Oct 2018Neville House, Neville Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 0BL
Received 8 Feb 2022LAND OFF MARDALE ROAD, PENRITH
Received 16 Jun 2023THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DA
Received 9 Nov 2020Keld Farm Keld Lane Keld PENRITH CA10 3QF
Received 5 Sept 2024Silver Croft, Milnthorpe Road, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PX
Received 20 Feb 2019Rakestraw Barn South Stainmore Kirkby Stephen CA17 4DH
Received 13 Nov 2024Land at Greystoke Penrith CA11 0UE
Received 8 May 2024Buildings North West of Skelsmergh Hall, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA9 6NU
Received 13 Jul 2020Douglas House Bongate Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6HW
Received 17 Sept 2024Outside 54 Sandylands Road, KENDAL, LA9 6EY
Received 7 Apr 202011 ROODS PLACE, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1EF
Received 18 May 202117 Goldington Drive Bongate Cross APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6FE
Received 22 Apr 2024The Old Police Station & Courthouse Neville Street ULVERSTON LA12 7UJ
Received 29 Jun 2026Virginia House Hotel, 24 Queen Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AF
Received 13 Aug 2020Moss Cottage East Foxfield BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS LA20 6BT
Received 18 Sept 2024Sedgwick Lodge, Sedgwick, KENDAL, LA8 0JX
Received 5 Jul 2018Records 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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