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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0 approved · 0 refused · 998 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Four Oaks 23 Fernhill Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7JD
Received 1 Nov 2024Meadow Barn Cark In Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7PE
Received 14 Mar 2024Elmsfield House, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1RJ
Received 28 Jan 2019Ghyll End, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, Cumbria, LA17 7TR
Received 28 Feb 20222 BROOK COTTAGES, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3EA
Received 15 Sept 2022HILLSIDE, 33 ARTHUR STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7TU
Received 3 Aug 2017Land at Nook Farm Colt House Lane ULVERSTON LA12 0SG
Received 27 May 2025SWALLOW BARN, ANDREW HOUSE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 15 May 201710 St Andrews Churchyard PENRITH CA11 7YE
Received 9 Jul 2024LUHAM FARM, EDENHALL, CA11 8TA
Received 22 Jun 202092 Kentsford Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7BB
Received 28 Jun 2018BIRBECK HOUSE, DUKE STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7NA
Received 17 Mar 202229 Landsdown Close Kendal Cumbria LA9 7SB
Received 8 Nov 2024Daisy Bank House, Whassett, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7DN
Received 27 Jan 2017Fieldbeck, Barn Garth, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PP
Received 14 Oct 2021GOODWOOD, CARLETON ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8LT
Received 7 Aug 2017St Thomas's Church, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QJ
Received 8 Jan 2019Land adjacent to Elm Close High Hesket CARLISLE CA4 0JA
Received 23 Oct 2025LAND AT BLAZE FELL, NORD VUE, ARMATHWAITE, PENRITH, CA4 9TN
Received 26 Aug 2021Former BBC Club West Lane PENRITH CA11 7DL
Received 26 Jan 2026Curraghgorm, High Cote Lane, Beetham, CARNFORTH, LA7 7BD
Received 10 Feb 2020GILLSES FARM, SOUTH STAINMORE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DJ
Received 18 May 2020Petteril Cottage Greystoke Gill Greystoke PENRITH CA11 0UQ
Received 1 Nov 2023Land adj 1 Pategill Walk Pategill PENRITH CA11 8JY
Received 22 Nov 2024Records 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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