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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,050 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BLOCK A, SKIRSGILL HIGHWAYS DEPOT, PENRITH, CA10 2BQ
Received 12 Oct 201742 Wattsfield Road, KENDAL, LA9 5JN
Received 31 Oct 2018Land to the rear of The Smithy, Fairbank, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BD
Received 5 Sept 2023Brookside Stainton KENDAL LA8 0DX
Received 15 Feb 2023THE OLD METHODIST CHAPEL, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BN
Received 25 Jan 2021Land adjacent to North Lodge, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NP
Received 13 Jul 2023WETHERIGGS POTTERY, CLIFTON DYKES, PENRITH, CA10 2DH
Received 10 Feb 202219 Beckside Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 7DE
Received 8 Nov 2016Kendal Nutricare Ltd, Lake District Business Park, Mint Bridge Road, KENDAL, LA9 6NL
Received 27 Apr 2023First Floor And Second Floor, 14 Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AE
Received 10 Nov 2022Land to the north of Underbarrow Road, Underbarrow Road, KENDAL, LA9 5RS
Received 20 Jun 2017Inglewood Terrace, Foxfield, BROUGHTON IN FURNESS, LA20 6BX
Received 22 Apr 2016PRIORSDALE FARMHOUSE, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3HB
Received 26 Oct 2020Skirrygill Farm Skirrygill South Stainmore Kirkby Stephen CA17 4EU
Received 1 May 2026MOOR HOUSE, ORTON, PENRITH, CA10 3SA
Received 15 Jul 2022Land to the west of High Sparrowmire and Kettlewell Road, KENDAL, LA9 5PD
Received 14 Feb 2019Acorn Nook, Rockland Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7HR
Received 18 Oct 2021Alderley Beacon Street Penrith CA11 7TZ
Received 24 Jul 202560 Holme Riggs Avenue PENRITH CA11 8NL
Received 24 Nov 2025Cressbrook Kendal Road Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2FR
Received 5 Jun 2024APPLEBY BUSINESS PARK, DRAWBRIGGS LANE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HX
Received 20 Dec 201728 WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7QY
Received 21 Jun 20183 Hill Top MILNTHORPE LA7 7RD
Received 17 Jul 2026MOUNT EDEN, 2 SANDHILL TOP, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1EW
Received 10 Jan 2020Records 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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