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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,058 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
GARDEN GROUND OF THE OLD VICARAGE, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SX
Received 13 Mar 20191, 2 and 3 Brown Robin, Lindale Road, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6EU
Received 20 Aug 2018LAND AT NEWBY END FARM, NEWBY, PENRITH, CA10 3EX
Received 7 Jan 20191 Railway Cottages Hincaster MILNTHORPE LA7 7NE
Received 28 Apr 2025Artform UK Ltd, , THE POT PLACE, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 9PA
Received 21 Jul 2017Unit No.5, Yard 2, Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4ND
Received 13 Oct 2016Land on Carley Lane, Pennington, ULVERSTON, LA12 0JS
Received 19 May 202224 Charney Court GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6DL
Received 28 Jan 2025PLOT 17, OTTERS HOLT, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1SG
Received 12 Sept 2017Petterill Bank, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 0PJ
Received 11 Apr 2022IVY HOUSE, SKELTON WOOD END, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9UB
Received 5 Apr 201615 Trinity Court, New Church Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NH
Received 8 Oct 2020Plumpton Cottage Farm, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7SH
Received 9 Dec 2022Hayfell Barn, Woodside Road, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HE
Received 20 Dec 20166 Airethwaite KENDAL LA9 4SP
Received 7 Apr 2025TREVELLYAN, MOTHERBY, PENRITH, CA11 0RL
Received 18 Apr 2016Kendal Library Stricklandgate KENDAL LA9 4PY
Received 18 Jul 2025Cumbria County Council Edenside Residential Home, , GREENGARTH, BRIDGE LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8HY
Received 11 Jan 2021Cracalt Farm, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QS
Received 5 May 201719 FOLLY LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8BT
Received 23 Jan 20205 Curson Rise, KENDAL, LA9 7PN
Received 19 Feb 20216 Kings Close, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0DU
Received 27 Sept 2022RYDAL BUILDING, NEWTON RIGG CAMPUS, NEWTON RIGG, PENRITH, CA11 0AH
Received 5 Dec 2022Preston Patrick Hall Farm Preston Patrick MILNTHORPE LA7 7PD
Received 15 May 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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