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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0 approved · 0 refused · 942 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
OLD PARKS, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1DY
Received 14 Jun 2019Land adjacent to Wellwood, Bardsea, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RD
Received 17 Jun 2019SCAR VIEW BUNGALOW, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HN
Received 23 Nov 2022Benson Hall Farm, Scalthwaiterigg, KENDAL, LA9 6PL
Received 7 Apr 2022Fellside Centre, Low Fellside, KENDAL, LA9 4NH
Received 19 Feb 2021Dodding Green, Dodding Holme, Mealbank, KENDAL, LA8 9DH
Received 16 Jan 20182 Petteril Green Cottages Calthwaite PENRITH CA11 9RD
Received 14 May 2025BARNS WEST OF WARCOP HOUSE, WARCOP, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6NX
Received 7 Sept 2018Canon Winder Winder Lane Flookburgh GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7LL
Received 21 Mar 2024ID 60 - 64 Clover Lea Wart Barrow Lane & 1 - 3 Fellside Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11
Received 23 Dec 2024Prizet Filling Station Northbound, Helsington, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 8AA
Received 14 Apr 2023SPRING BANK, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1DQ
Received 16 Apr 2020Near Burnage Lindal ULVERSTON LA12 0LE
Received 10 Oct 2024THE MAINS, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AY
Received 9 Jul 2018Linden Lea, Birkrigg, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PG
Received 21 Jul 2020Green Head Garden, Storth Road, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HF
Received 10 Dec 2018Land to the South of Underbarrow Road Kendal Cumbria LA9 5RS
Received 9 Jul 2024NELSON HILL, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9PP
Received 1 Sept 2022Glaneils, Station Lane, Burton, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA6 1HS
Received 26 Jan 202313 HOTHFIELD DRIVE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HJ
Received 7 Sept 2020LAND NORTH-EAST OF HIGH MEADOW FARM, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BU
Received 27 Jun 20174, Yard 127, Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4RF
Received 13 Oct 202139 Kendal Green KENDAL LA9 5PP
Received 9 May 2025Beaconside C of E Primary School Hutton Hill Penrith CA11 8EN
Received 19 Jun 2025Records 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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