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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0 approved · 0 refused · 982 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Old Parlour Brougham Penrith CA10 2DE
Received 20 Sept 2024LAND NORTHEAST OF NUTWOOD COTTAGE, HEADS NOOK, BRAMPTON, CA8 9DH
Received 27 Mar 2019Hill Top Tearnside, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PU
Received 12 Nov 202027 Fell View Swarthmoor Ulverston LA12 0XF
Received 17 Dec 2025Threshing Barn, Back Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EP
Received 12 Jan 20186 FELL HOUSE, MAIN STREET, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3NY
Received 25 Apr 201723 Laurel Gardens KENDAL LA9 6FE
Received 4 Apr 2024Clifton Hall Barn Clifton Penrith CA10 2EA
Received 2 Dec 2024CARPOOL HOUSE, MASK ROAD, BLEATARN, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6PX
Received 1 Nov 201836 Stonecross Road KENDAL LA9 5HR
Received 18 Jun 202416 Hayfell Rise, KENDAL, LA9 7JP
Received 11 Aug 2022Stephenson Centre Ann Street KENDAL LA9 6AA
Received 2 Jun 2025Ashton House, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 2 May 20237 Nuns Avenue, Carr Bank, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7JX
Received 30 Mar 2021Stainton Green Farm, Stainton-With-Adgarley, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, LA13 0NP
Received 17 Mar 2023Burton House, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA8 9AP
Received 26 Jun 2023EDENSIDE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME, HOLME STREET, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6QU
Received 12 Nov 2019LAND OFF GREENBANK ROAD, EDEN BUISNESS PARK, PENRITH, CA11 9FB
Received 17 May 2022Ambulance Station, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 7EY
Received 18 Oct 2022Flosh Fields, Scales, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PF
Received 5 Jul 2018Dunelm, Shawfield Road, BAYCLIFF, LA12 9RG
Received 24 Feb 20178 Soutergate, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 7ER
Received 28 Sept 20229 NEWTON MEADOWS, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AT
Received 9 Nov 2021Gatebeck Business Park, Gatebeck, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 0HS
Received 23 Aug 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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