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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0 approved · 0 refused · 993 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND NORTH OF 3 SOUTH ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4SU
Received 27 Mar 2018Fresh Fields Nicholson Lane PENRITH CA11 7UL
Received 22 May 2026West End Farm West End Lane ULVERSTON LA12 9HW
Received 2 Dec 2025KELD SYKE FIELD, CROFT ENDS, APPLEBY
Received 3 Dec 2018Norfolk House, 9 Thorny Hills, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 7AL
Received 28 Mar 2023BROAD MEADOWS, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HA
Received 15 Sept 2023Beech Tree Garage Natland KENDAL LA9 7QT
Received 22 Jul 202551 Beetham Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QN
Received 28 Nov 201870 Oakwood Drive, ULVERSTON, LA12 9JJ
Received 24 Feb 2021Gooseholme Park (As per BS5837 survey), KENDAL
Received 1 Jun 2020Area surrounding Baines Lodge Haverthwaite ULVERSTON LA12 8PF
Received 6 Jul 2026Cartmel Park, Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6QF
Received 4 Dec 2019Ivy House Farm Garrigill Alston CA9 3DU
Received 26 Sept 2024Age Concern UK, Lindale Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EE
Received 17 Dec 2021SYKE SIDE FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Received 24 Mar 2023Stoop House, Back Lane, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AP
Received 29 Jan 2021LAND ADJACENT TO BANK HOUSE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 5 Jun 2018Manjushri Buddhist Centre Office Conishead Priory Priory Road ULVERSTON LA12 9QQ
Received 18 Jun 2026ABBOTTS BANK, FRIARGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7XR
Received 15 Sept 2020Unit 1 North Lonsdale Industrial Estate, North Lonsdale Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9DL
Received 4 Jul 20191 Eversley Gardens Leasgill Milnthorpe LA7 7EY
Received 14 Nov 2025MYERS LANE BUSINESS PARK, MYERS LANE, PENRITH, CA11 9DP
Received 23 Mar 2023Belah Barn High Ewbank Barras KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4JD
Received 6 Jan 2025St Charles Presbytery(Land adjacent to Easterly Boundary and adjoining Langtree), Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7EY
Received 28 Oct 2020Records 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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