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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0 approved · 0 refused · 959 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
78 Greenside, KENDAL, LA9 5DT
Received 2 Oct 20234 Willowdene Gardens, ULVERSTON, LA12 7WG
Received 18 Apr 2017Barn at Fell Foot Melmerby Penrith CA10 1HF
Received 31 May 2024Lunesdale Cottages, Natland Road, KENDAL, LA8 0JN
Received 27 Feb 2019THE LODGE, BROCKHAM WOOD, CRACKENTHORPE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6ED
Received 4 Dec 2020Cartmel Junior And Infant C Of E School, Aynsome Road, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PR
Received 17 May 2021Rear of Former Car Park to Machell Arms, Main Street, Greenodd, ULVERSTON, LA12 7QZ
Received 18 Aug 2023Clear View Farm Lodge Greystoke Gill Greystoke Penrith CA11 0SF
Received 22 Apr 2026Ulverston Railway Station, Station Approach, ULVERSTON, LA12 0DP
Received 20 Oct 2022The Blacking Mill, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7QG
Received 5 Mar 2018WETHERIGGS POTTERY, CLIFTON DYKES, PENRITH, CA10 2DH
Received 17 Sept 202025 Fowl Ing Lane, KENDAL, LA9 6HB
Received 19 Feb 2019Greenfield House, Flookburgh Road, Allithwaite, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7RG
Received 28 Jan 2020Underfell Haggs Lane Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6HD
Received 6 Mar 2024SUITE 1 MANELLI HOUSE, 4 COWPER ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 9BN
Received 9 May 2022Blawith House, Lindale Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EL
Received 20 Apr 2020Wharton House, The Square, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 6QB
Received 24 Aug 2022Endmoor Village Hall Woodside Road Endmoor KENDAL LA8 0HQ
Received 25 Sept 2024Up Top Roman Road APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6JH
Received 13 May 2026GALE HALL, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HN
Received 19 Apr 2022Mint Bridge Shap Road KENDAL LA9 6NY
Received 13 Feb 2025Ellerton Grange Southwaite Carlisle CA4 0LF
Received 18 Feb 2025TORMAY, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NA
Received 24 Nov 202046 Meadow Wood, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8EY
Received 17 Feb 2022Records 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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