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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0 approved · 0 refused · 947 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Barn, Sellet Estate, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 10 Jul 20191 Railway Cottages Clifton Penrith CA10 2HB
Received 28 Jan 202517 Park Road MILNTHORPE LA7 7AD
Received 8 Jul 2026Sea Crest, Coast Road, Baycliff, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RJ
Received 16 Dec 2020Rossill Bridge Farm, Back Lane, Selside, KENDAL, LA8 9EW
Received 29 May 20202 Blackthorn Gardens, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7DA
Received 14 Nov 20222 Hawkfield Little Urswick ULVERSTON LA12 0PU
Received 4 Mar 2026Land South of Ennim Blencow PENRITH CA11 0DA
Received 20 Mar 2025Kentdale Land Rover, Shap Road, KENDAL, LA9 6NZ
Received 10 Jul 2017SILFLAY, TEBAY, PENRITH, CA10 3SR
Received 3 Sept 2019Kendal Golf Club, High Tenterfell, KENDAL, LA9 4PQ
Received 1 Oct 2018Roxy Cinema Brogden Street ULVERSTON LA12 7AH
Received 27 Jun 2024Mull House Charney Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6BP
Received 22 Nov 2024Eden Lodge and House, Coast Road, Bardsea, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QZ
Received 23 Jul 201950 Fairgarth Drive Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2FB
Received 12 Aug 2024Broadpot Hill Potters Loaning ALSTON CA9 3AD
Received 11 Sept 20255 Bongate Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6UE
Received 1 May 2026LONSDALE VILLA, FELL LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8AA
Received 2 Aug 2018Rowan Cottage, The Gill, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BN
Received 15 Jan 2018Colt Park Farm Aldingham Ulverston LA12
Received 17 Apr 202530 Longpool, KENDAL, LA9 6ER
Received 24 Aug 2017BARN AT SNUFF MILLS, STAINTON
Received 25 May 202222 Hayclose Crescent, KENDAL, LA9 7NT
Received 15 Aug 2017MILL HOUSE, NENTHALL, ALSTON, CA9 3LQ
Received 18 Nov 2019Records 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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