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Westmorland and Furness Council
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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.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
22,146Searchable applications
103Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications

0 approved · 0 refused · 993 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas28 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

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More application records

  1. Determined2025/2405/TCA

    Section 211 Conservation Area tree work notification; T1 Maple - Crown reduce 0.5-1m T2 Conifer - Crown reduce by 30cm T3 Japanese Maple - Crown reduce 0.5m T4 Laurel - Reduce to 1m in height

    Upper Rawcroft Arthur Street Penrith CA11 7TU

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  2. Determined17/0014

    Proposed two storey extension to provide living space and single storey extension to provide garage.

    GARTH VILLA, WINSKILL, PENRITH, CA10 1PD

    Received 6 Jan 2017
  3. Determined20/0901

    1) Holly x2 fell. 2) Laurel fell. 3) Small mixed scrub fell. 4) Sycamore x 2 fell. 5) Scrub fell. 7) Rhododendron cut to regenerate. 6) Fir x1 fell. 8) Birch fell. 9) Beech fell.

    CAROLINE COTTAGE, BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 8BN

    Received 18 Nov 2020
  4. DeterminedSL/2018/0469

    Alterations to internal staircase and installation of new door to store adjacent to stairs on ground floor, removal of partition walls, installation of new door to w/c area, reconfigured w/c area (including additional w/c and wash basin), block up access to second internal stairway from both café area and kitchen, and installation of new fire door on route to kitchen and stores, installation of two brackets for hanging baskets to west elevation and installation of louvred vent in window to south elevation

    The Bristly Hog, 69 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4LT

    Received 31 May 2018
  5. DeterminedSL/2023/0505

    Replacement single-storey rear extension

    6 Bellingham Road, KENDAL, LA9 5JW

    Received 30 Jun 2023
  6. Determined20/0153

    Side extension to provide additional residential accommodation.

    ORCHARD HOUSE, THE GREEN, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4RG

    Received 27 Feb 2020
  7. Determined23/0409

    Proposed attached garage with first floor decking above, together with alterations to existing integral garage to create additional residential accommodation.

    TOWNHEAD HOUSE, BROUGH SOWERBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4EG

    Received 24 May 2023
  8. DeterminedSL/2016/0888

    Reserved Matters application for 49 dwellings, landscaping, internal roads and footways and associated infrastructure

    Land to east of Greengate Crescent, Levens, KENDAL

    Received 15 Sept 2016
  9. Withdrawn2024/0291/LDPR

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear extension to extend kitchen, conversion of existing outbuilding to create utility room/shower/wc and addition of dormer window to rear elevation.

    59 Musgrave Street PENRITH CA11 9AS

    Received 21 Feb 2024
  10. DeterminedPN/2020/0006

    Extension of roofed silage clamp

    Moss Head, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AL

    Received 20 Jan 2020
  11. Determined2026/1562/HOU

    Single storey front and rear extensions

    1 Spital Park KENDAL LA9 6HG

    Received 5 Aug 2026
  12. DeterminedSL/2023/0164

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension

    9 Lune Close, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DA

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  13. Determined17/0240

    Proposed barn conversion and extension for a two storey dwelling.

    BARN ADJOINING PROSPECT VIEW, KINGS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3BU

    Received 24 Mar 2017
  14. Determined21/0831

    Discharge of condition 3 (landscape management plan), attached to approval 20/0383.

    LAND NORTH OF MILE LANE, PENRITH, CA11 0BX

    Received 10 Sept 2021
  15. Determined20/0170

    Erection of Two Storey Side Extension.

    2 SWINBURN COTTAGES, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9TE

    Received 6 Mar 2020
  16. Determined19/0180

    Variation of condition 2 (plans compliance) to reposition the dwelling attached to approval 18/0559.

    UNIT 1 JOINERS CLOSE, NEWBIGGIN, PENRITH, CA11 0HU

    Received 5 Mar 2019
  17. Determined2026/1366/HOU

    Front porch extension, single storey side extension and raised decking

    4 Birchwood Close KENDAL LA9 5BJ

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  18. Determined2026/0003/TCA

    S211 Conservation Area tree works notification: for 1 - Remove Conifer hedge at the rear to allow for a new fence to be installed and remove single Conifer near the garage. 2 - Trim Conifer by approximately 6 inches to clear the overhang from behind the fence. 3 - Removing Conifer hedge to left of the front garden to allow for a new fence and removing the 3 small suppressed Conifers in the front garden by the Beech hedge to allow the Beech hedge to fill out. 4 - Prune Holly to give approximately 1m of clearance from the BT wires, conducted in accordance with BS 3998. 5 - Reduce the Apple in the front garden by approximately 1.5–2m. 6 - Trim the Conifer in the front garden lightly to maintain the current size and neaten the appearance.

    Northbank Beacon Street Penrith CA11 7UA

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  19. DeterminedSL/2023/0778

    Installation of 2 new external condensers to a wall in the car park

    The Miles Thompson, Allhallows Lane, KENDAL, LA9 4JH

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  20. Determined18/0030

    Change of use of annexe to form office accommodation.

    ALSTON TOWN HALL ANNEXE, FRONT STREET, ALSTON, CA9 3RF

    Received 12 Jan 2018
  21. Determined22/0530

    Proposed sun room.

    WEST VIEW, BLENCARN, PENRITH, CA10 1TX

    Received 5 Jul 2022
  22. DeterminedTR/2022/0174

    T 1 Lime tree reduce x 2m away from roofline and outside wall to give clearance and prevent damage to the fabric of the building

    27 Edgecombe Court, KENDAL, LA9 4HH

    Received 26 Oct 2022
  23. Determined2025/1798/ADV

    Advertisement Consent for 1no V Board with sliders, 1no Totem, 7no free standing signs, 2no flags, 2no railing banners and 2no sets of individual show home lettering to be flood lit and associated bollard lights.

    Land off Inglewood Road PENRITH

    Received 16 Sept 2025
  24. DeterminedTR/2023/0143

    T1 Lime, crown lift to 6m and clear the telephone line. T2 Oak, remove epicormic growth

    The Coach House, Heversham Gardens, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7RA

    Received 2 Oct 2023

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