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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0 approved · 0 refused · 954 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Dalton House Burton CARNFORTH LA6 1NH
Received 9 Jan 2025LAND BEHIND TANGLEWOOD, HIGH STREET, MORLAND, PENRITH
Received 20 Jul 2016MANOR LEA, HIGH STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4SH
Received 10 Sept 2018Langwell, Allithwaite Road, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7EH
Received 17 Jan 2019Land at White Ox Farm Penrith
Received 13 Feb 20261 Battlebarrow Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6XS
Received 30 Sept 2024COURTYARD COTTAGE, HIGH HEAD CASTLE, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0PN
Received 25 Sept 2017Prizet Filling Station Northbound Helsington KENDAL LA8 8AA
Received 25 Mar 2025Beckside Cottage, Beckside, KIRKBY IN FURNESS, LA17 7TQ
Received 16 Jan 2018Flowerden House, Church Street, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7DX
Received 7 Dec 2021Chester House, Main Street, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1LY
Received 28 Mar 20237 Dove Cottages, Sizergh, KENDAL, LA8 8DY
Received 11 Sept 202338A The Promenade Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0HA
Received 15 Jul 2026BECK HOUSE, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0PY
Received 30 Sept 2021Low Gables, Vicarage Lane, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1NW
Received 27 Dec 2017Crossfield House, Redhills Road, ARNSIDE, LA5 0AT
Received 2 Aug 2017Land between Inglewood Road and Centurion Rise Penrith CA11 8QW
Received 3 Apr 2025Toddygill Hall Warcop Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6PS
Received 10 Feb 2026Fairlie 11 Fernhill Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7JD
Received 20 Dec 2023Slaithwaite, Woodhouse Lane, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EW
Received 23 Apr 2020The Birches Murley Moss Lane Kendal LA9 7NL
Received 12 Dec 2025Hyning Farm, Whinfell, KENDAL, LA8 9EG
Received 10 Jun 202210 HIGH SEAT HILL, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AW
Received 25 Apr 2017LABURNHAM HOUSE, MURTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6ND
Received 12 May 2017Records 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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