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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0 approved · 0 refused · 965 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Easdale, Aynsome Road, Cartmel, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6PR
Received 28 Mar 2017SPITTALS FARM, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1XQ
Received 17 Aug 20227 SKIRSGILL GARDENS, PENRITH, CA11 7EP
Received 11 Oct 2021Pine Trees Kilmidyke Drive GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7AL
Received 10 Jun 2024Eden Grove Laurel Mount Bolton Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6FS
Received 3 Oct 2025BUSKRIGG, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1LA
Received 7 Aug 2020LAND AT AINSTABLE, CARLISLE
Received 4 Apr 2022Barn at Jack House Raughton Head CARLISLE CA5 7DT
Received 3 Jun 20249 Riggs Close GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6SX
Received 22 Jan 2024The Friarage Friargate PENRITH CA11 7XR
Received 30 Jul 2026LAND AT RAISELANDS FARM, SCOTLAND ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 9JW
Received 30 Sept 2020Land between Low Mill and Kemply Foot Eamont Bridge PENRITH CA10 2BE
Received 18 Jun 2024BROATS, SKIRWITH, PENRITH, CA10 1RE
Received 12 May 2023LAND AT WHITE OX FARM, INGLEWOOD ROAD, GREENGILL, PENRITH, CA11 8SE
Received 23 Nov 20161 Green Bank, ULVERSTON, LA12 7HA
Received 20 Jan 2021Willowfield Hotel, 53 The Promenade, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AD
Received 4 Nov 201913 Valley Drive, KENDAL, LA9 7AQ
Received 16 Aug 2021Melton Terrace, Ulverston Road & Queensberry Court Lindal-in-furness ULVERSTON LA12 0LU/ LA12 OLP/ LA12 OTJ
Received 29 Oct 2024Barclays Bank Plc Bank House 33 Market Street Kirkby Stephen CA17 4QN
Received 27 Feb 2024Westmorland Ltd, , WESTMORLAND MOTORWAY SERVICES TEBAY EAST, SOUTH BOUND, TEBAY, PENRITH, CA10 3SB
Received 6 Dec 2021The Royal Barn, New Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AB
Received 21 Jul 202024 EDEN MOUNT, PENRITH, CA11 8HF
Received 7 Jun 2019Ashton House, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 9 Jul 2021Highfield Nook, Fish Over Chips, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7EY
Received 2 Sept 2020Records 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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