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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,017 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
WEST VIEW TRAINING CENTRE, A6 NORTH OF PENNYHILL PARK, PENRITH
Received 2 Aug 202311/11A BURROWGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7TE
Received 12 Mar 2019Milnthorpe Corinthians Football Club, Park Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AE
Received 3 Oct 2022Royal Hotel, Main Street, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1LY
Received 19 Nov 2019Uplin Cartmel Road Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7QZ
Received 3 Mar 2025Braithwaite Hall Ivegill CARLISLE CA4 0NN
Received 3 Aug 2026Whinfield Farm Lindal ULVERSTON LA12 0LE
Received 6 Aug 2026The Eddington 106a Highgate KENDAL LA9 4HE
Received 28 Apr 2025LINDEN HOUSE, HILTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LU
Received 7 Nov 2016Polvellan Wart Barrow Lane Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7RA
Received 26 Jun 2026Land around Calf Close Hoff APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6TD
Received 17 Sept 2024West View Farm Brough Kirkby Stephen CA17 4DS
Received 13 May 2024Conishead Priory, Manjushri Buddhist Centre Office, Priory Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QQ
Received 30 Apr 202012 Newton Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JG
Received 5 Jun 2019NEWBIGGIN HALL FARM, MILBURN ROAD NEWBIGGIN, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1TB
Received 7 Oct 2022Anne Irving Opticians 29 Stramongate KENDAL LA9 4BH
Received 30 Nov 2023THE COACH HOUSE, FRIARGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7XR
Received 29 Jun 2021Eden Field Armathwaite Carlisle CA4 9PQ
Received 24 Sept 2025St Stephens Church Church Walk Kirkby Stephen CA17 4QX
Received 12 Jan 202636 Sunderland Terrace Ulverston Cumbria LA12 7JY
Received 29 Jan 2025Ashton House, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 24 Mar 2021OS Field No 5633, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 16 Oct 2017Kendal Leisure Centre, Burton Road, KENDAL, LA9 7HX
Received 13 Feb 2023Side of 10 Briery Bank, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HW
Received 24 Aug 2021Records 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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