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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,016 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 1 Lake District Business Park, Mint Bridge Road, KENDAL, LA9 6NL
Received 11 Apr 2023Canal Head Highways Depot KENDAL LA9 7BY
Received 28 Jan 2026Birdlands, Old Hall Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 7DF
Received 3 Aug 2018Pavement across from The Pines 6 Fernhill Road Grange-over-sands LA11 7JD
Received 8 Sept 2025Jenkin Cragg Farm Fowl Ing Lane Kendal LA9 6PH
Received 18 Aug 2025Cantsfield 17 Briery Bank Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0EF
Received 11 Nov 2024MEG BANK FARM, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EE
Received 20 Dec 2019METHODIST CHURCH, CHAPEL LANE, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1UH
Received 31 May 2016RIVERSIDE, THE BREWERY, ALSTON, CA9 3RP
Received 18 Feb 2019CROFT HOUSE, HUNSONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1PN
Received 17 Aug 2018Low House Hesket Newmarket WIGTON CA7 8JA
Received 27 May 2026Cressbrook, Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2HW
Received 10 Jul 2018Bradley Farm, Hincaster, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7ND
Received 22 May 201713 Graham Street Penrith CA11 9LG
Received 12 Mar 2024THE SPINNEY, ROUNDTHORN, PENRITH, CA11 8SJ
Received 1 Mar 2021Thornville, Low Park Lane, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0EH
Received 11 Jul 20179 Hill Place, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA9 7HB
Received 6 Apr 2022Land adj Boxwood House Kirkby Stephen CA17 4JH
Received 8 Dec 2025Warth Sutton Farm Crooklands MILNTHORPE LA7 7NU
Received 15 Feb 2024Grass verge A5092, Beanthwaite, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7XT
Received 30 Jan 2020Prizet Filling Station, Helsington, KENDAL, LA8 8AA
Received 9 Mar 20208 Spital Park Kendal Cumbria LA9 6HG
Received 23 Dec 2024METHODIST CHURCH, CHAPEL LANE, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1UH
Received 17 Nov 2017BLACKHILL LODGE STUD, BLENCARN, PENRITH, CA10 1TX
Received 9 Mar 2017Records 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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