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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,018 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
CROSS KEYS INN, TEBAY, PENRITH, CA10 3UY
Received 27 Jan 2022The Meeting House Quakers Lane Sockbridge Penrith CA10 2JR
Received 30 Mar 20261 Bridge Cottages, Haggs Lane, CARTMEL, LA11 6PL
Received 24 Jun 2016Sandhills Wood, Oak Vale Lane, Penny Bridge, ULVERSTON, LA12 7RQ
Received 25 May 2023CAUSEWAY HOUSE, CARLETON, CARLISLE, CA4 0DA
Received 17 Feb 2020Buildings at Sowerby Lodge Brough Sowerby Kirkby Stephen CA17 4EG
Received 19 Sept 2025Land at The Grange, Tippin's Lane, Kirkby in Furness, ULVERSTON, LA17 7TS
Received 17 Jan 2017Gatebeck Caravan Park, Gatebeck Road, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HL
Received 3 Aug 2016LAND OFF SCAUR LANE, LAZONBY, PENRITH
Received 11 Dec 2020MOOT HALL, BOROUGHGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6YB
Received 22 Apr 2021The Coach House, Ford Park House, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JP
Received 26 Mar 201883 Silverdale Road, ARNSIDE, LA5 0DZ
Received 2 Mar 2017BROOMFIELD, KNOCK, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DN
Received 26 Jun 201915 Beech Drive, ULVERSTON, LA12 9EX
Received 2 Aug 2019Land around Halfway Well Great Salkeld PENRITH CA11 9NF
Received 29 Aug 202590 Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4PU
Received 4 Oct 2016Land east of Oak Tree Road, KENDAL, LA9 6AN
Received 16 Apr 2018Flixton House, Fairfield Lane, KENDAL, LA9 5ER
Received 4 Jul 2017Firehouse, Station Yard, Station Road, Kendal, Westmorland And Furness, LA9 6BT
Received 27 Sept 2023White Cottage, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PQ
Received 24 May 2019FLAT 1, KINGSTONE HOUSE, BATTLEBARROW, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XT
Received 20 Jul 2021SKIRWITH ABBEY FARM, SKIRWITH, PENRITH, CA10 1RQ
Received 15 Aug 20162 HOLMEGARTH, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AQ
Received 15 Oct 20195 Seawood Place GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7AR
Received 5 Nov 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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