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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0 approved · 0 refused · 982 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
The Old Post Office, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EN
Received 26 Sept 202313 Kent Court, Kirkland, KENDAL, LA9 5AN
Received 23 Jan 2017SLURRY STORAGE, CELLERON, TIRRIL, CA10 2LS
Received 10 May 2021TOWNHEAD CORNER COTTAGE, PRIESTCLOSE LANE, GREAT STRICKLAND, CA10 3DF
Received 22 Jun 202014 Skirsgill Gardens Penrith CA11 7EP
Received 18 Jul 2025County Offices, Busher Walk, KENDAL, LA9 4RQ
Received 21 Aug 201762 Vicarage Drive, KENDAL, LA9 5AZ
Received 12 Nov 2019Priory Park House, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QG
Received 14 Aug 20234 Strickland Court Windermere Road KENDAL LA9 4QU
Received 27 Oct 202517 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PP
Received 29 May 2026OLD DUFTON HALL FARMHOUSE, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DD
Received 11 Jan 2018M D Laundry Machines (Kendal) Ltd, Parkside Business Park, Parkside Road, KENDAL, LA9 7EN
Received 11 Feb 2019Woodland Cottage, Gatebeck Road, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HH
Received 6 Sept 2017Fairways, Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AQ
Received 24 Oct 2019EDEN GATE, WARCOP, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6PL
Received 15 Nov 201723 Castle Green Close, KENDAL, LA9 6AT
Received 4 Nov 2019The Cowshed, Hagg Foot House, Burneside, KENDAL, LA8 9AB
Received 31 Jan 201936 Gillinggate, KENDAL, LA9 4JE
Received 26 Jun 2023HARDRIGG HALL, ELLONBY, PENRITH, CA11 9SN
Received 26 Nov 201835 Castle Drive, KENDAL, LA9 7BJ
Received 31 Dec 2018WINDYGATE, WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HL
Received 11 Jul 2022Burneside Hall Burneside KENDAL LA9 6NR
Received 10 Jul 2025Second Floor, 24 Market Place, KENDAL, LA9 4TN
Received 23 Sept 2021GRAPES INN, THE SANDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XR
Received 16 Jun 2017Records 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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