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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0 approved · 0 refused · 985 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
BROOKSIDE, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DB
Received 20 Oct 2023OAKLANDS COUNTRY PARK, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DH
Received 26 Oct 20215 Station Lane, BURTON IN KENDAL, LA6 1HT
Received 28 Feb 20182 Ash Grove, KENDAL, LA9 5QX
Received 2 Jul 2019Home Bargains, 36 - 38 Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4TD
Received 19 Dec 2016Plot 2 Land North of Biggins Hall, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2NP
Received 15 Jul 202111 Coles Drive Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0EJ
Received 19 Feb 2025Blunderfield East Kirkoswald Penrith CA10 1EX
Received 19 Nov 202512 Bowland Drive, KENDAL, LA9 6LT
Received 12 Jun 2018White Friars, Back Ford Park, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JP
Received 19 Sept 2023Station Bridge Building Plumpton Penrith CA11 9PA
Received 19 Jan 2026LOW DYKE, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9PS
Received 30 Sept 2021FATFACE 15-17 Stricklandgate KENDAL LA9 4LY
Received 13 May 202433 Mitchelgate Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2BE
Received 22 Aug 2025Town End Cottage Main Street Kirkby Lonsdale Carnforth LA6 2BT
Received 6 Feb 2025LAND ADJ 1-2 GALLOPER GARTH, LOW LANE, TEBAY, CA10 3SR
Received 3 Oct 202332 Lowther Street KENDAL LA9 4DH
Received 21 Mar 202428 Lowther Street, KENDAL, LA9 4DH
Received 16 Aug 2021HUGHS CRAG PLANTATION, EAMONT BRIDGE, PENRITH, CA10 2JB
Received 9 Dec 2022Barn Owls Grizebeck KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7XU
Received 28 Nov 20254 FOSTER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7PD
Received 4 Oct 2019Caton Lane House, Cark in Cartmel, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7NZ
Received 27 Feb 2018Carpe Diem, Greenodd, ULVERSTON, LA12 7RF
Received 16 Mar 2022Base Station Tebay PENRITH CA10 3XS
Received 22 May 2024Records 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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