Understanding planning · 13 min read
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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,018 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
6 Mounts Meadow Close, Gleaston, ULVERSTON, LA12 0RL
Received 3 May 20196 Hawesmead Drive KENDAL LA9 5HD
Received 16 Jun 2025The Gables Fairbank Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2BD
Received 7 Oct 2025EXISITNG BUILDING AT OLD TOWN, OLD TOWN, HIGH HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0HZ
Received 20 Mar 2023TARANAKI, MORLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3BA
Received 23 Jul 201819 ARTHUR STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7TU
Received 25 Apr 2019Bells Of Lazonby Ltd Edenholme Bakery Lazonby Penrith CA10 1BG
Received 3 Jun 20241 Trinity House, Princes Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NB
Received 14 Jan 2021The Royal British Legion, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7EY
Received 19 Aug 2016WHINFELL FOREST VILLAGE, WHINFELL, PENRITH, CA10 2DW
Received 27 Oct 20172 Holmescales Cottages, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0NB
Received 20 May 202055 St James Drive, Burton-in-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1HY
Received 15 Jan 2019Levens Heritage, Levens Hall, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 0PD
Received 28 Feb 2020LAND OFF CARLETON ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8RU
Received 17 Feb 2022LAND AT FIELD 5070, INGLEWOOD ROAD, STONEYBECK, PENRITH
Received 28 Aug 2019Farway, Green Lane, ALLITHWAITE, LA11 7QP
Received 12 Jul 2016LAND TO EAST OF SNUFF MILL LANE, STAINTON, PENRITH
Received 16 Aug 20221 BEACON GARDENS, PENRITH, CA11 8BE
Received 16 Dec 2020Seahaven, Park Road, Sandside, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HW
Received 17 May 2018St Annes Hospital Boroughgate Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6XQ
Received 31 Jan 2025Flosh Fields, Scales, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PF
Received 10 Apr 2017Detached training building at Furman House, Shap Road, KENDAL, LA9 6RU
Received 5 Nov 201892A LOWTHER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7UW
Received 3 Sept 2021Acorn Bank Temple Sowerby Penrith CA10 1SP
Received 9 Apr 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage