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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0 approved · 0 refused · 995 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
DUDMIRE, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6NG
Received 12 Sept 2017Land at Preston Patrick, MILNTHORPE, LA8 0HZ
Received 10 Mar 2023LAND AT HIGH GALLIGILL FARM, NENTHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3LW
Received 19 Aug 2020Land South East of Orchard House Back Lane Long Marton APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6BU
Received 26 Nov 2025THE OLD REGISTRAS OFFICE, FRIARGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7XR
Received 22 Mar 201910 COLBY LANE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RJ
Received 16 Oct 2018Side of Leasghyll Barn Leasgill MILNTHORPE LA7 7EX
Received 9 Jan 2026Land to North-East of Levens lane and north of A6 from A590 to Levens Bridge Levens Kendal LA8 8NQ
Received 26 Jan 2022St Marys R C School, Springfield Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 0EA
Received 9 May 2023GREENHOLLOWS FARM, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0PT
Received 14 Dec 2016Beach Haven, Redhills Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AX
Received 23 Apr 2019Village Green Temple Sowerby PENRITH CA10 1RS
Received 14 Feb 20255 Fairbank Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2BD
Received 12 May 2026BOW HALL, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DE
Received 18 Jan 2022Nook Farm, Colt House Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SG
Received 30 Aug 2017OLD DUTCH BARN, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2LG
Received 20 Dec 2022Cherry Bank, 7 Thornleigh Drive, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1NQ
Received 28 May 2020BARROW COOMBE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AA
Received 18 Jul 2023Captains Court, Buttery Well Lane, KENDAL, LA9 4HP
Received 4 Jul 2023Culgaith C Of E Primary School Culgaith Penrith CA10 1QL
Received 9 Jun 2025LAND TO THE REAR OF ROCK LODGE, FAIRYBEAD LANE, STAINTON, PENRITH
Received 10 Jan 2022West Leys Vicarage Lane, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1NW
Received 31 Jul 2020Highgate Hotel, 128 Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4HE
Received 20 Dec 2022LAND TO THE WEST OF ELM CLOSE, HIGH HESKET, CARLISLE
Received 12 Dec 2016Records 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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