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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0 approved · 0 refused · 990 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Saltcotes Station Road Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0HG
Received 19 Feb 2024Land adjacent to Airfield Farm, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7LS
Received 15 Oct 20181 Templand Cottages, Cartmel Road, Allithwaite, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7QZ
Received 3 Sept 202144 MAYBURGH AVENUE, PENRITH, CA11 8PA
Received 7 Mar 2018Land behind Malvern Woodside Road Endmoor KENDAL LA8 0HE
Received 23 Mar 2026Stock Beck & Surrounding watercourse Kendal LA9
Received 23 Jul 2025Land to Southeast Laithwaite Bowston KENDAL LA8 9HD
Received 26 Sept 202449 Empsom Road, KENDAL, LA9 5PR
Received 16 Sept 2019LAND OFF SCAUR LANE, LAZONBY, PENRITH
Received 9 Jan 20171 PINFOLD CLOSE, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9SB
Received 7 Mar 2022Field South East of St Lukes Church Ousby PENRITH CA10 1QB
Received 5 Aug 202440 CASTLE HILL ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7HA
Received 20 Sept 2018Brough Castle Farm Church Brough Kirkby Stephen CA17 4EJ
Received 31 Jan 2024SALTERWATH MAST SITE, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3QY
Received 9 Dec 2022Land North of Kit Crag Farm Selside KENDAL LA8 9EW
Received 1 Apr 2025LAND ADJCAENT TO SUNBEAMS MUSIC CENTER, STAINTON, PENRITH
Received 30 Aug 2022Woodlea Low Hesket CARLISLE CA4 0EU
Received 8 Aug 2025BRANT HOWE, NATEBY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4JN
Received 15 Apr 20215 CROSSFELL VIEW, HACKTHORPE, PENRITH, CA10 2HU
Received 21 Jul 202210 Green Garth, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1RF
Received 4 Aug 2023Silver Howe Residential Care Home, Dalton Drive, KENDAL, LA9 6AQ
Received 10 May 201951 KING STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7AY
Received 24 Jun 201932 BRENTFIELD WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8DL
Received 24 Mar 2023Greengill Farm Greengill Penrith CA11 8SE
Received 7 Aug 2025Records 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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