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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0 approved · 0 refused · 998 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
7 ALDER ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8TT
Received 20 Feb 2019Part OS field no 7818, Forest Hill, Lowick Green, ULVERSTON, LA12 8DU
Received 26 Jul 2021LAND AT RAISELANDS FARM, SCOTLAND ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 9JW
Received 11 Sept 2020BARN ADJACENT TO VIRGINIA HOUSE, KINGS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3BU
Received 1 Nov 201860 Sedbergh Road KENDAL LA9 6BE
Received 8 Dec 2023GARAGE, THE SANDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XN
Received 17 Feb 2021Tarnfoot Farm Leece ULVERSTON LA12 0QY
Received 7 May 2025Roan Edge Quarry & Inert Landfill, Killington, KENDAL, LA8 0AP
Received 16 Jan 2017Field adjacent to Foxfield Business Park, Foxfield, BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS, LA20 6BX
Received 9 Aug 20238 ASPEN GARDENS, PENRITH, CA11 8UL
Received 2 Nov 2022132 GRAHAM STREET, PENRITH, CA11 9LG
Received 2 Oct 2020Braithwaite Mill Low Braithwaite Ivegill Carlisle CA4 0NG
Received 18 Feb 2025New Pole CP1, Old Road, Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, Garnet Bridge, KENDAL, LA8 9JU
Received 28 Oct 2020Sillfield Farm Access Road To Properties From The U5366 Gatebeck KENDAL LA8 0HZ
Received 4 Apr 2024PENRITH CRICKET CLUB, WETHERIGGS LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8PE
Received 23 Mar 2023Near to 27-28 Landsdown Close, KENDAL, LA9 7SB
Received 22 Jul 2022Jaguar Land Rover Kendal, Shap Road Industrial Estate, KENDAL, LA9 6NZ
Received 16 Feb 20182-6 New Shambles, KENDAL, LA9 4TS
Received 1 Feb 2021The Beeches Beetham Road MILNTHORPE LA7 7QW
Received 15 Jul 2025Yew Trees Beetham MILNTHORPE LA7 7AL
Received 3 Dec 20251 TOWN END CROFT, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EP
Received 24 Apr 20193 FORGE COURT, LOW HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0HB
Received 1 Mar 201811 ALDER ROAD, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 8TT
Received 13 Mar 2023WEST VIEW FARM, WINSKILL, PENRITH, CA10 1PD
Received 18 May 2017Records 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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