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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,005 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land South West of Whinfield Farm, Lindal, ULVERSTON, LA12 0LE
Received 9 Dec 2021TOWN FOOT FARM, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HB
Received 11 Jun 2018WHITBY BARN, KINGS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3BS
Received 23 Jun 2017UNITS 35A 35B 35C 35D 35E AND 45, HARTLEY FOLD, HARTLEY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4JA
Received 17 Mar 2023Hagg Foot House Burneside KENDAL LA8 9AB
Received 19 May 2026Mast Killington Lake Services, Killington Lake Services M6 Southbound, Killington, KENDAL, LA8 0NW
Received 20 Jun 2022Ex Duckys Park Farm, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LS
Received 27 May 2020ANNAT WALLS, ALSTON, CA9 3UH
Received 4 Sept 20231 Linden Park Temple Sowerby PENRITH CA10 1RW
Received 24 Feb 2025Land South West of Scar Foot Farm Plumpton Penrith CA11 9PF
Received 1 Sept 2025EAST VIEW, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DS
Received 30 Jun 2022Wainwright House, Fowl Ing Lane, KENDAL, LA9 6PH
Received 16 Oct 2018Birkby Hall Cottage, Cark in Cartmel, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7NP
Received 15 May 2019Burnside The Bungalow Moss Lane Holme CARNFORTH LA6 1RH
Received 12 Jun 202671 Helmside Road, OXENHOLME, LA9 7HA
Received 2 Feb 2017Eden View Salkeld Road Langwathby Penrith CA10 1ND
Received 6 Feb 20251 BRANCANA COURT, EAST LAKES BUSINESS PARK, PENRITH, CA11 9BB
Received 18 Nov 20197 Fountain Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EQ
Received 27 Jun 2019Field off Halier How Lane, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SJ
Received 1 Dec 2017WEST THORPE, THE THORPE, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0TJ
Received 24 Sept 2018THE NOOK, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HY
Received 21 Oct 2021THE PADDOCK, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AP
Received 19 Apr 20184 Summer Hill, KENDAL, LA9 4JU
Received 5 Feb 2019LAND TO THE SOUTH OF THREE TREES FARM, SALKELD DYKES, PENRITH, CA11 9LJ
Received 19 Nov 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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