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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0 approved · 0 refused · 980 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BOWERBANK WAY, PENRITH, CA11 9BQ
Received 24 Feb 20223 Castle Road, KENDAL, LA9 7AU
Received 20 Jun 20224 Heath Close, KENDAL, LA9 5BW
Received 20 Mar 201716 Woolpack Yard, Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4NG
Received 27 Mar 20181 Pinders Lane, HOLME, Carnforth, LA6 1PW
Received 28 Apr 2017Spital Farm Appleby Road KENDAL LA9 6PJ
Received 18 Apr 2024FELL VIEW BUNGALOW, SANDFORD, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6NR
Received 18 May 2020Land East of A65 and North of Sepulchre Lane, Summerlands, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0FB
Received 20 Jul 2022HOLLIES FARM, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HR
Received 5 Apr 2023Levens Village Shop, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8ND
Received 16 Mar 20205 Thorny Hills, KENDAL, LA9 7AL
Received 19 Aug 2019Parish Hall Kirkland KENDAL LA9 5AF
Received 26 Mar 2024Pennine Environmental Solutions Ltd, PENNINE SHED, BINGSTEADS HOUSE, NENTHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3LS
Received 31 Jul 2019LAND OFF TYNEFIELD DRIVE, TYNEFIELD DRIVE, PENRITH, CA11 8HZ
Received 9 Nov 2017Former stable building located to the south east of Holker Hall Holker Cark-in-cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7PL
Received 8 Mar 2024White Riggs Caravan Park, New Holme Farm, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1FP
Received 27 Jul 2020Land behind 12 Prince Charles Close Pategill PENRITH CA11 8JD
Received 25 Apr 2024The Flat, 7 New Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AB
Received 13 Dec 2022BRACKENBER COURT, MUSGRAVE STREET, PENRITH, CA11 9AT
Received 12 May 202317 Heron Close, KENDAL, LA9 7JR
Received 25 Jul 2022DIAL HOUSE, GLASSONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1DU
Received 2 Feb 2017Land Adjoining Bell Mount Farm PENRITH CA11 0BX
Received 6 May 2026Barn at the Tavern Hale MILNTHORPE LA7 7BH
Received 19 Dec 2024Woodlands, Lindale Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EL
Received 10 Oct 2019Records 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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