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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0 approved · 0 refused · 998 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Lakes Lodge, Castlehead, LINDALE, LA11 6QS
Received 21 Aug 2017Green View, Hincaster, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7ND
Received 17 May 202131 Grasmere Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9BY
Received 3 Sept 2019West Lea Levens KENDAL LA8 8PA
Received 29 Oct 20242 Brooklands Carleton Road PENRITH CA11 8LT
Received 24 Mar 202513 The Drive ULVERSTON LA12 0DT
Received 23 Apr 2026ORMSIDE HALL, ORMSIDE, APPLEBY, CA16 6EJ
Received 30 Oct 2023LIMEKILN NOOK, SEBERGHAM, CARLISLE, CA5 7DY
Received 10 Jun 2021Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd, Mint Bridge, Shap Road, KENDAL, LA9 6DL
Received 2 Dec 2019HAZEL BANK, YANWATH, PENRITH, CA10 2LH
Received 12 Jun 2023PLOT 4, LAND BETWEEN JOINERS CLOSE AND PARK VIEW, CATTERLEN, PENRITH, CA11 0BQ
Received 25 Aug 2021Lavender, Jack Hill, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7RL
Received 25 Mar 20201 Whinlatter Drive, KENDAL, LA9 7HE
Received 24 May 2018Buildings at Sowerby Lodge Brough Sowerby Kirkby Stephen CA17 4EG
Received 19 Sept 2025Manor Farm, Newbiggin, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PL
Received 30 Mar 2022THE OLD COACH HOUSE, FARADAY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QL
Received 26 Aug 20206 Upper Brook Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BH
Received 19 Feb 2021FORMER METHODIST CHURCH, CATHERINE HOLME, GREAT ASBY, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6EJ
Received 11 Sept 2017Moss House, Leece, ULVERSTON, LA12 0RA
Received 11 Aug 2022Spital Farm, Appleby Road, KENDAL, LA9 6PJ
Received 7 Feb 2019BARNS AT LINDEN HOUSE, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1RZ
Received 17 Mar 20234 Airethwaite, KENDAL, LA9 4SP
Received 16 Mar 20208 Abbotsford House, 4 Kentsford Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AP
Received 12 Sept 2022Queen Elizabeth School, Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2HJ
Received 31 Oct 2018Records 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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