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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0 approved · 0 refused · 959 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Hawkswell Farm, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PP
Received 14 Sept 2020THE LODGE, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1SB
Received 10 Jan 20228 ANGEL SQUARE, PENRITH, CA11 7BT
Received 8 Jul 2022Poppy Farm, Selside, KENDAL, LA8 9ED
Received 20 Dec 2021Land South of Fair View Daltongate ULVERSTON LA12 7BE
Received 27 Aug 2024Charcoal House Newland ULVERSTON LA12 7QG
Received 19 Apr 202432 Daltongate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BE
Received 24 Nov 202024 Lound Road, KENDAL, LA9 7DZ
Received 17 Jun 2019Land near Hill Crest Cottage, Land North of Rowell Lane, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LU
Received 19 May 2022LAND NORTH OF PEAR TREE HOUSE & GREENGAGE HOUSE, LITTLE SALKELD, PENRITH, CA10 1NN
Received 17 Jul 2017Jasmine Cote Dove Nest Lane Endmoor KENDAL LA8 0EY
Received 18 Sept 20261 Crook Lea, KENDAL, LA9 4QW
Received 21 Jan 2021KELD FARM, KINGS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3BS
Received 9 Jan 2023The Crossings, Brigsteer Road, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8NU
Received 26 May 20172 Foxfield Road, BROUGHTON in FURNESS, LA20 6EZ
Received 26 Sept 2017Agricultural building opposite Poppy Farm Selside KENDAL LA8 9ED
Received 24 Jun 2026Priory Close House, Priory Close, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6QQ
Received 11 Nov 2020Saltcotes, Station Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HG
Received 18 Mar 2022Saltcotes, Station Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HG
Received 24 Oct 2023Low Wood Charney Well Lane GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6DB
Received 21 Sept 202637 Longlands View, KENDAL, LA9 6HJ
Received 15 Oct 2020FIELD AT LOANING HEAD, STATION ROAD, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QZ
Received 9 Feb 2018PARKIN HILL FARM, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6EA
Received 31 Jan 202031 Meadowside Close, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0EJ
Received 1 Mar 2022Records 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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