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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,029 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Market Square Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2NN
Received 8 May 2025Land off A595, School Road, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7TL
Received 11 May 2021FORMER PFK ANTIQUES AND FURNITURE SALE ROOM, SKIRSGILL BUSINESS PARK NORTH, SKIRSGILL, PENRITH, CA11 0DN
Received 27 Feb 202327 ALBERT STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7XA
Received 3 Jul 201854 LONSDALE COURT, PENRITH, CA11 8LD
Received 5 Oct 2017Near to 48-49 Kendal Green, KENDAL, LA9 5PP
Received 18 Jul 2022CARLETON HILL ROAD, PENRITH
Received 9 May 201731 St Andrews Churchyard PENRITH CA11 7YF
Received 9 Jul 20245-6 DEVONSHIRE STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7SR
Received 4 Aug 2021Lock Cottage Canal Foot ULVERSTON LA12 9EL
Received 24 Mar 2026Existing Rooftop Telecomunications Installation at Roxy Cinema, Brogden Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AH
Received 29 Jul 2022Silver Birches, Far Close Drive, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0BG
Received 28 Aug 2020STONEHOUSE, SOCKBRIDGE, PENRITH, CA10 2JT
Received 23 Jan 20231 Hayclose, Hayclose Lane, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AG
Received 22 Jun 2020BLUEBELL INN, TOWNFOOT, ALSTON, CA9 3RN
Received 7 Sept 202025 PENNY HILL PARK, PENRITH, CA11 9JW
Received 9 Sept 2022Lakeland Leisure Park, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LT
Received 28 Sept 2020ASH GARTH, CHURCH BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4EJ
Received 2 May 2018Grange Lido, The Promenade, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7DS
Received 6 Dec 202214 Highcroft Drive Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7QL
Received 9 Oct 2024Unit 1B (Former car workshops) Queen Katherines Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Received 12 Aug 2024PEMBROKE FARM, BROUGHAM, PENRITH, CA10 2DE
Received 7 Feb 2019Laurel Court, Stanley Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7FJ
Received 7 Jul 20172 Hawesmead Cottages Hawesmead Avenue KENDAL LA9 5HX
Received 22 Apr 2026Records 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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