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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 993 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Vicarage, Woodhouse Lane, Heversham, Milnthorpe, LA7 7EW
Received 5 Jan 2017WHITRIGG FARM, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 0BW
Received 28 Apr 2022Cragg Close, Sandylands, KENDAL, LA9 6HN
Received 15 Dec 2017Ravensknowle Station Road Culgaith PENRITH CA10 1QF
Received 14 Aug 2025Burton Hall, Tanpits Lane, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1HZ
Received 27 Sept 201957 Market Street, Flookburgh, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7JS
Received 11 Apr 2017LAND TO THE SOUTH EAST RECTORY FARM ROAD, BROUGHAM, PENRITH
Received 22 Jan 2019HALL BECK HOUSE, AINSTABLE, CARLISLE, CA4 9QB
Received 22 Sept 2021Buildings North West of Skelsmergh Hall, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA9 6NU
Received 20 Aug 2018Conishead Priory Priory Road ULVERSTON LA12 9QQ
Received 1 Oct 2025Hay Fellside Hayclose Lane New Hutton KENDAL LA8 0AG
Received 21 May 2024LAND EAST OF CASTLE PARK, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4BD
Received 14 Apr 2020Sandside Lodge School Springfield Road ULVERSTON LA12 0DZ
Received 28 Aug 2025WHITRIGG HOUSE, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EE
Received 31 Mar 2017Land between Burton Gardens and the A590 Daltongate ULVERSTON LA12 7FZ
Received 6 Feb 2025Belthwaite Station Road Cliburn Penrith CA10 3AF
Received 9 May 2024Wreaks End Causeway Bridge On the A595 West Broughton LA20
Received 23 Sept 2026HALL CROFT, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DB
Received 20 Oct 2020CROWN & CUSHION INN, 2 BOROUGHGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XB
Received 10 Jul 2018Medlar Cottage, Leythey Lane, Baycliff, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RR
Received 21 Jul 2020Land off Carleton Hill Road Carleton PENRITH CA11 8TZ
Received 30 Sept 2024Carter House, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NP
Received 10 Dec 2018Barclays Bank Plc 2-3 Market Square PENRITH CA11 7YB
Received 19 Mar 2024The Byre, Candy Slack, Selside, KENDAL, LA8 9LB
Received 19 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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