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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,021 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Hamilton House, Church Walk, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EW
Received 22 Mar 2018The Birches, Foxfield, BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS, LA20 6BU
Received 11 Jan 2018STONEHOUSE, SOCKBRIDGE, PENRITH, CA10 2JT
Received 15 Dec 2016Low Bleaze Farm, Popplemire Lane, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0LX
Received 13 Jul 2017Land North of Pennine Close Hackthorpe Penrith CA10 2HS
Received 4 Oct 2024Central Buildings, 3-11 Brogden Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AH
Received 18 Jul 201836 Lowther Street Penrith CA11 7UQ
Received 3 Feb 2026LAND ADJACENT TO WEST COAST MAINLINE RAILWAY, ABBOTT LODGE, MELKINTHORPE
Received 4 May 2022Spring Bank Farm, Spring Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6HA
Received 20 Nov 202015 RIMINGTON WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8TG
Received 28 Sept 2020Greenriggs Croglam Lane Kirkby Stephen CA17 4TA
Received 19 Mar 2024Lodge Farm High Biggins Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2NP
Received 2 Oct 2023Beach Arbour, Redhills Road, ARNSIDE, LA5 0AX
Received 1 Apr 202160 Lightburn Road ULVERSTON LA12 0BX
Received 12 Aug 2026Barns at Foulstone, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PP
Received 29 Sept 2023CALTHWAITE HALL, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9QU
Received 1 Sept 2022Ulverston Railway Station, Station Approach, ULVERSTON, LA12 0DP
Received 5 Dec 2019Crossview House, 6 The Square, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QJ
Received 17 Mar 2023Grey Goat Sandgate Penrith CA11 7TH
Received 22 May 2025Tamworth Lodge, Pennington Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 7SE
Received 9 Sept 20191 GATEHEAD, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3EB
Received 16 Aug 2017Goodwood Carleton Road Penrith CA11 8LT
Received 16 Jul 2024The Carriage House, The Hyning Estate, Grayrigg, KENDAL, LA8 9BX
Received 17 May 2022Land near Greenways Cottage, Middleshaw, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0LZ
Received 4 Mar 2022Records 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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