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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,003 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lee House, Burton in Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1LR
Received 1 Apr 2019Kings Arms Temple Sowerby PENRITH CA10 1SB
Received 16 Jan 2026Natland Caravan Park Natland KENDAL LA9 7QT
Received 19 Feb 2025BOREHOLE COMPOUND, SKIRWITH, PENRITH, CA10 1RH
Received 4 Nov 2020CLAYDUBS, LITTLE SALKELD, PENRITH, CA10 1NP
Received 10 Aug 2021TORR HOUSE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 26 Apr 20212 North Green, Ulverston, LA12 0UL
Received 3 Apr 2017Netherhouses Farm, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PR
Received 27 Jan 20224 The Grotto Yanwath Penrith CA10 2LF
Received 3 Feb 2026Great Dun Fell Radar Station Great Dun Fell Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6DL
Received 11 Feb 2025122A Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE
Received 2 Apr 2026Byways, Barn Garth, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PP
Received 16 May 2022Stocks Farm, Scalthwaiterigg, KENDAL, LA9 6PL
Received 10 Jul 2018Horton House, 16 Silverdale Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AH
Received 3 Apr 2018SLIP COTTAGE, BARRAS, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4ES
Received 17 Mar 201722 Strawberry Fields KENDAL LA9 7TA
Received 26 Nov 2024GROVE FARM, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2JE
Received 30 Jul 2021GREYHOUND HOTEL, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3PW
Received 20 Aug 2021Tree Tops, Harmony Hill, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QE
Received 29 Jun 2023Hill Top Long Marton APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6BJ
Received 12 May 2025Sycamore Down, Kentsford Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AP
Received 7 Apr 2021Ashton House, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 24 Aug 2021The Pastures Log Cabin Park, Templand Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 7QY
Received 20 Feb 2023THORNEY GALE, SOUTH STAINMORE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DH
Received 29 Mar 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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