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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,056 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fern Cottage Priestclose Lane Great Strickland PENRITH CA10 3DF
Received 17 Feb 2025Willowfield, Parkside Road, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 7BL
Received 1 Sept 20222 Spital Park, KENDAL, LA9 6HG
Received 27 Apr 2021Land adj 7-12 Applerigg Lowther Street PENRITH CA11 7US
Received 2 Apr 2025WINSCAR, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2JE
Received 12 Mar 2019Little Hills Garth Row KENDAL LA8 9AT
Received 26 Jun 2025Fernhill, 7 Fernhill Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JD
Received 28 Mar 2022Plot 9 Eden Business Park Penrith CA11 9FB
Received 4 Dec 202428 Larch Grove, KENDAL, LA9 6AU
Received 22 Feb 2022Milton House, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NL
Received 26 Jul 2021ANDREW HOUSE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 3 Oct 2022The Moorings, Canal Foot, ULVERSTON, LA12 9EN
Received 15 Oct 2021VILLA FARM, GREAT MUSGRAVE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DP
Received 7 Nov 20188 Esthwaite Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 7NN
Received 7 Apr 2022Land at Booths, Oubas Hill, ULVERSTON, LA12 7LY
Received 26 Apr 2022OMEGA PROTEINS PENRITH LTD, PROCESSING PLANT, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 5 Apr 2023SPITTALS FARM, LOW MORR, KIRKBY THORE, CA10 1XQ
Received 10 Jul 2020The Granary Main Street Grange-over-SSands LA11 6DY
Received 9 Apr 2026Highfield Cottage, 25 Highfield Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JB
Received 26 Sept 2019LAND OFF GREENBANK ROAD, EDEN BUSINESS PARK, PENRITH, CA11 9FB
Received 8 Aug 2022Kit Crag Selside KENDAL LA8 9EW
Received 22 May 2024Priory Gardens, Priest Lane, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PU
Received 29 Apr 2019Management Suite, Westmorland Shopping Centre, KENDAL, LA9 4LR
Received 25 Jan 2019Stanhill Nicholson Lane PENRITH CA11 7UL
Received 1 Jul 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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