PlanningTrack
Get started

England · Local authority

Westmorland and Furness Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Westmorland and Furness Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
23,878Searchable applications
102Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications

0 approved · 0 refused · 1,058 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning About Building Control and contact detailsLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application advice and feesConservation areas Find a conservation areaArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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.

Conservation areas28 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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.

More application records

  1. DeterminedSL/2017/0635

    Erection of detached dwelling

    Land at Head Cragg, off Marsh Side, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7TB

    Received 12 Jul 2017
  2. DeterminedSL/2019/0731

    Demolition/removal of existing entrance lobby and erection of new glazed lobby and installation of replacement of windows

    South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, KENDAL, LA9 4UF

    Received 5 Sept 2019
  3. Determined20/0889

    Demolition of existing stable block and construction of a single storey annex within the planning unit of Kellgarth.

    EXISTING STABLES, OXENTHWAITE FARM, BARRAS, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4ES

    Received 17 Nov 2020
  4. Determined2024/1933/FPA

    Demolition of existing barn and development of 1 dwelling and detached garage with amenity space and associated works including hard and soft landscaping (following previous prior approval under Class Q - ref 2024/0803/PACOU

    Foulstone Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 2PP

    Received 14 Oct 2024
  5. Officer Consideration2026/0563/FPA

    Change of use of former residential centre to form self-build dwelling, and associated alterations.

    South Stainmore Residential Centre South Stainmore Kirkby Stephen CA17 4DJ

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  6. Determined2024/1864/SCREEN

    Environmental Impact Assessment Screening for a Proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Development with Associated Earthworks, Infrastructure, Access, Drainage Features and Landscaping

    Land South of Eskrigg End Road Old Hutton KENDAL LA8 0NU

    Received 4 Oct 2024
  7. DeterminedTR/2023/0026

    G1. Sycamores. A group of trees adjacent to the house and to the East boundary of the property. The trees are overhanging the house roof. To crown raise all branches over the house to give a 4 metre clearance from the roof. All work to be carried out to BS3998. No live limbs over 200mm in diameter would be removed.

    High Gill, The Gill, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BN

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  8. Determined23/0627

    Listed Building Consent for external and internal alterations to enable the change of use of barn to create annex / holiday let.

    FELLBECK FARM, HOFF, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6TD

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  9. Determined2024/2227/TEL

    Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for 10 x 9m medium wooden telecommunications poles.

    Land West of Birkthwaite House Wreay CARLISLE CA4 0RZ

    Received 25 Nov 2024
  10. Determined19/0037

    Back Garden: T1, T2, T3, T4 Cypress - Reduce height and prune/trim overal to reduce crowded growth; T5 Holly - overall crown reduction; T6 Japanese Maple - minimal pruning to restore unbalanced form; T7 Yew and T8 Laurel - prune to balance form; T9 Cypress, T10 Laurel - fell to reduce over-crowding in shrubbery; Front Garden: Group 1 - Remove Holly and Conifers and prune retained trees/shrubs to balance their form and promote development; T11 Beech - Fell tree due to excessive shading; Hedge 1 - Reduce Leylandii hedge to height of stone wall on opposite side of drive; All pruning and reduction works to the finished heights as shown on marked photographs provided; Penrith New Streets Conservation Area.

    32 ARTHUR STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7TU

    Received 17 Jan 2019
  11. Determined20/0584

    Variation of condition 2 (plans compliance) to change layout of ground floor staircase and first floor attached to approval 19/0684.

    19 BOROUGHGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XF

    Received 20 Aug 2020
  12. Determined2026/1165/LDPR

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with larger conservatory on the same footprint.

    8 Beacon Park Penrith CA11 7UB

    Received 28 May 2026
  13. WithdrawnSL/2023/0196

    Installation of 4 solar panels in the front of the roof (east facing) and 6 on the back (west facing)

    8 Belmont, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 4JP

    Received 7 Mar 2023
  14. DeterminedTR/2020/0025

    T11 Willow to fell and poison stump T 2,6 & 7 Sycamores and Hazel to fell and poison stumps T17 Eucalyptus to fell and poison stump T22 Poplar - crown clean and thin 20% remove ivy, T21 dead lime tree to fell and poison stump, young Yew tree to fell

    5 Thornfield Place, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7DS

    Received 3 Mar 2020
  15. Determined2025/0033/FPA

    Replacement of existing garage with new on larger footprint

    30 Crescent Green KENDAL LA9 6DR

    Received 13 Jan 2025
  16. Determined21/0073

    Outline application for self build dwelling, with all matters reserved.

    LAND AT AINSTABLE, AINSTABLE, CARLISLE

    Received 25 Jan 2021
  17. Determined16/0267

    Creation of engineered hardstanding, parking and turning area.

    ARTLEGARTH, RAVENSTONEDALE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4NW

    Received 24 Mar 2016
  18. DeterminedSL/2019/1032

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of five dwellings and shared use buildings

    Holme House Farm, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA8 9AQ

    Received 20 Dec 2019
  19. DeterminedSL/2017/0209

    Agricultural livestock building and slurry store

    Bolton Manor Farm, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PX

    Received 8 Mar 2017
  20. Determined2023/1032/DISC

    Discharge of conditions of 3 (contaminated land assessment), 5 (drainage and foul water), 10 (Window and door specifications) & 11 (Replacement slates) attached to planning permission SL/2022/0902

    Knottbarrow Ackenthwaite MILNTHORPE LA7 7DQ

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  21. Determined2024/2230/TCA

    T001 Holly - Pollard to Hedge Height T002 Portuguese Laurel - Fell T003 Portuguese Laurel - Fell T005 Cherry - Fell T006 Holly - Fell & Allow to Coppice T008 Corsican Pine - Remove lowest two branches encroaching towards house T009 Portuguese Laurel - Prune back from wires T010 Corsican Pine - Remove hanging & partially snapped branch in crown

    Hartlands 2 Fernhill Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7JD

    Received 25 Nov 2024
  22. DeterminedSL/2022/0847

    Erection of maintenance and storage building

    Rescue Centre, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LT

    Received 13 Sept 2022
  23. Determined15/0946

    Proposed alterations and extensions to existing dwelling.

    5 RIVERSIDE, MAULDS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3HN

    Received 9 Oct 2015
  24. DeterminedTR/2019/0075

    T1 - Copper Beech - crown lift over building by 4 metres, reduce from streetlight by 2 metres, reduce crown tips by 2 metres. T2 and T3 - Cedars - prune to create clearance betreen branches and building by up to 3 metres

    4 Aikrigg End, Burneside Road, KENDAL, LA9 6DZ

    Received 13 Jun 2019

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Westmorland and Furness Council

Start 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.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    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.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

    UK research
    Published Updated

What these statistics cover

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.

Check collection coverage

More planning authorities in England

Browse all authorities