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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0 approved · 0 refused · 993 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
MONKS HOUSE, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 9NS
Received 27 Feb 20233 locations at Natland Mill Beck Lane, KENDAL, LA9 7LH
Received 14 Feb 2022Land adjacent to Marl Business Park Morecambe Road ULVERSTON LA12 9FU
Received 24 Apr 20245a Mayfield Terrace, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7DW
Received 30 May 2023Brookdene, Millness, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NS
Received 11 Jun 2021The New Bacon House, Station Yard, Station Road, KENDAL, LA9 6BT
Received 25 Aug 2021Plot 1 Land North of Eden Business Park Cowper Road PENRITH CA11 9FW
Received 7 Feb 2025Fell End Nature Reserve, Slackhead Road, Hale, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BS
Received 7 Jun 2019How Hill Farm How Hill Hutton Roof PENRITH CA11 0XY
Received 8 Apr 2022HUSHWING BARN, KIRKLAND ROAD, SKIRWITH, PENRITH, CA10 1RL
Received 17 May 2021Land to the South of Cark Manor Cark In Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7PG
Received 14 Apr 2025Land Opposite Grange-Over-Sands Lido The Promenade GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6DP
Received 22 Oct 2025THE MEETING HOUSE QUAKERS LANE, SOCKBRIDGE, PENRITH, CA10 2JR
Received 6 Feb 2019HUNTER HALL SCHOOL, CARLETON, PENRITH, CA11 8UA
Received 12 Jun 2018ST JOHNS HOUSE, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3DS
Received 24 Apr 20238 Tanpits Lane, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1HX
Received 31 Oct 2022VILLAGE FARM, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9LW
Received 6 Jul 2020NEWRAINE, 2 HALLIN CROFT, PENRITH, CA11 8AS
Received 4 Oct 2017Area surrounding School House Dendron ULVERSTON LA12 0QW
Received 12 Feb 2025The Coach House, Lupton Tower, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PR
Received 16 Aug 2017DUNBAR, KNOCK, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DR
Received 11 Jan 202314 Rusland Park, KENDAL, LA9 6AJ
Received 13 Jun 20232 MAPLE DRIVE, PENRITH, CA11 8TU
Received 12 Jan 2022Fell End Cottage, Yans Lane, Storth, MILNTHORPE, Cumbria, LA7 7LJ
Received 31 May 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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