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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,004 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4ND
Received 21 Jun 2019Gale Moor Horrace Farm Pennington ULVERSTON LA12 7SB
Received 15 Jan 20257 SKIRSGILL GARDENS, PENRITH, CA11 7EP
Received 27 Jul 2018QUARRY GARAGE, REDHILLS, PENRITH, CA11 0EB
Received 9 Nov 2023Bolton Manor Farm, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PX
Received 23 Nov 2022St Anthony's Tower, Off Church Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7DZ
Received 6 Jan 2017KNOCK CROSS, KNOCK, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DT
Received 29 Sept 20172 Church Trees, Grange Fell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6AN
Received 1 Aug 2022LAND AT LOW DYKE, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9PS
Received 27 Oct 201717 Hazelgarth Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7RS
Received 7 May 2024HARDRIGG HALL, ELLONBY, PENRITH, CA11 9SN
Received 22 May 2018Bracken Hall Cottage Grayrigg KENDAL LA8 9BN
Received 14 Nov 2023Parkhead Farm, Sedbergh Road, KENDAL, LA9 6PG
Received 25 Mar 201941 Whinfell Drive, KENDAL, LA9 6JW
Received 21 Sept 20231 SCAUR TERRACE, ORTON ROAD, TEBAY, PENRITH, CA10 3TN
Received 22 Feb 202139 ARTHUR STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7TT
Received 18 Aug 2020Carus Green Golf Club House, Burneside Road, KENDAL, LA9 6EB
Received 7 Jun 202134 Sir John Barrow Way, ULVERSTON, LA12 9SZ
Received 1 Mar 20227 Airethwaite KENDAL LA9 4SP
Received 2 Jun 2025Loaning Head Farm The Loaning ALSTON CA9 3ND
Received 31 Jul 202617 BRENTFIELD WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8DL
Received 8 Jun 202244 Castle Grove, KENDAL, LA9 7AZ
Received 7 Dec 2016Land to the South East of Sunnydale Tram Lane Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2BQ
Received 29 Jan 2025HARTLEY CASTLE BARN, HARTLEY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4JJ
Received 19 Feb 2021Records 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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