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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,024 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
NEW BEWLEY BARN, BOLTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AZ
Received 5 Jul 2021Land adj 15 Little Sandhill Kirkoswald Penrith CA10 1EL
Received 18 Apr 2024FOREST HILL FARM, GREENGILL LANE, BOWSCAR, CA11 8RY
Received 29 Sept 2023CLEAR VIEW FARM LODGE, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0SF
Received 21 Nov 2017Bleathgill Farm Barras Kirkby Stephen CA17 4ET
Received 11 Feb 202692 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4PU
Received 21 Apr 20175 Stonecross Gardens KENDAL LA9 5TB
Received 8 Apr 2025Culag, 9 The Esplanade, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7HH
Received 2 Nov 2023LAND WITHIN HAULAGE YARD, WOODEND, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0LB
Received 1 Dec 2020Grange-over-Sands Lido Promenade GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7DH
Received 14 Nov 2023HILLTOP, BURRELLS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6EG
Received 4 Feb 2019Land at Inglewood Road Penrith
Received 19 Nov 2025HEGGERSCALE HOUSE, KABER, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HZ
Received 8 Sept 20212 KITCHEN GARDENS, PENRITH, CA11 9GS
Received 8 Feb 201911 Sedbergh Road, KENDAL, LA9 6AD
Received 1 Jul 2020Pear Tree Barn, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NW
Received 28 Oct 2016LAND AT CARLETON, PENRITH
Received 7 Nov 2022ASH GROVE, ALEXANDRA ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 9AN
Received 5 Aug 2019Meadowbank Farm Chapels KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7XY
Received 12 May 2025Woodside Gardens, Ashmount Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BX
Received 23 Sept 2021Bowscar Lodge Bowscar Road Bowscar Penrith CA11 8RY
Received 23 Jul 2026LAND EAST OF TOWNEND CROFT, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EP
Received 10 Feb 2017Flat 1 The Rowans, 18 Grange Fell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BJ
Received 18 Jan 20227 Queens Square Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AZ
Received 17 Sept 2024Records 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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