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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0 approved · 0 refused · 994 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
County Hall, Busher Walk, KENDAL, LA9 4RQ
Received 4 Jan 2018Near Marshfield Farm Kirkby In Furness LA17 7UY
Received 6 Jul 2026Land adjoining Old Manse Greystoke PENRITH CA11 0UJ
Received 1 Dec 2025Stramongate County Primary School, Blackhall Road, KENDAL, LA9 4BT
Received 13 Jul 2020Mansriggs Hall Farm, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PF
Received 24 Mar 202226 Thorpefield Sockbridge PENRITH CA10 2JN
Received 23 Dec 2024Brackenber APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6LP
Received 19 Jan 2026Knottbarrow, Ackenthwaite, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7DQ
Received 29 Jun 202210 Park Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AD
Received 25 May 2023LEVENS HOUSE FARM, MELLBECKS, NATEBY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4AA
Received 13 Dec 2016Biggins Hall, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2NP
Received 12 Jul 20217 Ruskin Drive Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2DB
Received 26 May 2026Fell End Caravan Park, Hale, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BS
Received 15 Feb 2023Beaver Lodge Maidenhill Penrith CA11 8SH
Received 7 Oct 2025LANGTON FIELD, LANGTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JG
Received 13 Jan 2017Hill Top View, Laverock Hill, Mealbank, KENDAL, LA8 9EP
Received 24 Oct 20238 Keasdale Avenue Arnside MILNTHORPE LA7 7LA
Received 2 May 202420 Silverdale Road, Ashmeadow Lodge, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AH
Received 25 Nov 2021EDEN VALLEY MINERAL WATER COMPANY, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9TU
Received 25 Jan 20184 TOWN END CROFT, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EP
Received 9 Nov 202028 Church Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7DX
Received 7 Mar 2025LAND AT NORTH OF BARN OLD WORKSHOP, TOWN END FARM, PENRUDDOCK, PENRITH, CA11 0RD
Received 11 Mar 2021Garden of Westwood, 2 The Drive, ULVERSTON, LA12 0DT
Received 9 Feb 2023SHARED PLOT LAND BEHIND WAYSIDE, CRACKENTHORPE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AF
Received 1 Feb 2023Records 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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