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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0 approved · 0 refused · 960 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BARN AT FAUGH HEAD, AINSTABLE, CARLISLE, CA4 9QW
Received 7 Jan 2019Land south of Lyndene, Holme Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7QD
Received 25 Nov 2021The Joinery Deepthwaite Woodhouse MILNTHORPE LA7 7NQ
Received 21 Aug 20241 Rimington Way PENRITH CA11 8TG
Received 27 Mar 2025Pepper Hag, Burneside, KENDAL, LA9 6PN
Received 4 Apr 2019GREENGILL FARM, GREENGILL, PENRITH, CA11 8SE
Received 17 Dec 20182 Stainbank Green Brigsteer Road KENDAL LA9 5RP
Received 23 Oct 2024LAND AT CHRISTIAN HEAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HA
Received 24 Sept 201917 WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7QY
Received 28 May 2021St Michaels Church Jacksons Lane Shap CA10 3LD
Received 6 Jan 2026MITRE HOUSE, MARKET SQUARE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QT
Received 26 Mar 2018Moss Bank Lodges Great Salkeld Penrith CA11 9NA
Received 10 Apr 20251 JACOBITE GARDENS, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2FG
Received 25 Mar 20192 Thatchmoor Head Barn Lambrigg KENDAL LA8 0DQ
Received 16 Oct 2024Town Close, The Square, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6QB
Received 13 Dec 2019Verge adj Kirkby Stephen Police Station Redmayne Road Kirkby Stephen CA17 4RL
Received 31 Mar 2025LAND EAST OF B6412 & NORTH OF GALE HOUSE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NA
Received 17 Jul 202311 Market Street Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AU
Received 4 Feb 20265 WHITE HART YARD, CORNMARKET, PENRITH, CA11 7HR
Received 6 Sept 2017Lodge, Willowsway Country Estate, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 10 Sept 2021LAND OFF CHRISTIAN HEAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 15 Jan 2018Linden Lea, Birkrigg, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PG
Received 23 Jan 2017FORMER SMITHY ADJ 1 STAFFIELD COTTAGES, STAFFIELD, PENRITH, CA10 1EU
Received 14 Jun 2022Land West of Sockbridge Thorpefield Sockbridge PENRITH
Received 4 Sept 2025Records 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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