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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,011 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Romney Villas, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 5QU
Received 15 Feb 20221-6 Tarnside Place, Tarnside, Ulverston, LA12 7FW
Received 7 Nov 2016Craigroy, Pennington, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 0JL
Received 23 Mar 2023BARN WEST OF NEWBY END FARM, NEWBY, PENRITH, CA10 3EX
Received 29 Jun 201711 A Thorny Hills, KENDAL, LA9 7AL
Received 28 Oct 201933 Rydal Road KENDAL LA9 6LD
Received 24 Aug 2026Kingfisher Restaurant, Sandside, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HW
Received 22 Aug 2019Highgate Hotel, 128 Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4HE
Received 27 Feb 2020Kings Meaburn Chapel Kings Meaburn Penrith CA10 3BU
Received 29 May 2026GREYSTONE HOUSE, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HF
Received 18 Jun 2021109 Milnthorpe Road KENDAL LA9 5HH
Received 27 Mar 2024Barn Adjacent Furnace Cottage, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7QG
Received 17 Feb 20223 locations Back Fox Street & Fox Street Swarthmoor ULVERSTON LA12
Received 8 Feb 2024Storth Ltd. Burtlands, Moss Lane, BURTON IN KENDAL, CARNFORTH, LA6 1HR
Received 8 Apr 2021Aurora Park, Scales, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PF
Received 7 Feb 2017LAND BETWEEN EAST LARCHES AND LYNWOOD, BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 8BN
Received 2 Nov 2023Courtfield, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2NP
Received 19 Dec 2022THE OLD WOOLEN MILL, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9PB
Received 17 May 2023Cumbria County Council, , BRUNSWICK SCHOOL BRUNSWICK ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7LX
Received 2 Sept 2021WILLOW HOUSE, LITTLE SALKELD, PENRITH, CA10 1NN
Received 29 Aug 2023Battlebarrow Appleby
Received 29 Sept 2026West View Brough KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4DS
Received 21 Nov 2023Strawberry Fields, Oxenholme, KENDAL
Received 16 May 201818 Fountain Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EQ
Received 27 Jun 2018Records 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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