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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 989 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lakeland Leisure Park, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LT
Received 25 Aug 2023LAND AT CARLETON HILL ROAD, PENRITH
Received 28 Jun 2021Land Adjacent to Burton MUGA Burton-in-kendal CARNFORTH LA6 1LZ
Received 15 Aug 2025Ympgarth House Stainton Penrith CA11 0ES
Received 2 May 2025Sellet Estate, Stables and Stud, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 14 Mar 2018Yewbarrow House, Hampsfell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BE
Received 7 Nov 20229 Lowther Gardens GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7EX
Received 22 May 2026Land off Fairthorns Road at SD 57254 90349, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AU
Received 18 Jul 2018Little Cottage, Hale, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BL
Received 16 Aug 2022Methodist Church Goad Street Swarthmoor ULVERSTON LA12 0JA
Received 5 Dec 2024Land at Viver Green, Viver Lane, Hincaster, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NA
Received 17 Feb 20211 Horncop Lane, KENDAL, LA9 4SR
Received 9 Aug 201837 Jenkin Rise, KENDAL, LA9 6JN
Received 10 Jan 201933 & 35 Kentsford Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AP
Received 21 Mar 202221 Hest View Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9PJ
Received 2 Feb 2023LAND NORTHEAST OF CULGAITH PRIMARY SCHOOL, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QJ
Received 11 May 2022Well House Farm, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PR
Received 28 Feb 2019Marvic Court, Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4HE
Received 13 Feb 202329 ALBERT STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7XA
Received 23 Dec 2021The Coach House, Stonecross Gardens, KENDAL, LA9 5TB
Received 24 Apr 2018HOW HILL, HUTTON ROOF, PENRITH, CA11 0XY
Received 26 Apr 2021Mill Cottage Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 2PW
Received 12 Feb 2026LAND TO REAR OF BUS SHELTER, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 11 Jan 2023Market Cross and Fish Slab, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6QB
Received 24 May 2023Records 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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