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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,060 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Charney Well, Hampsfell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BE
Received 22 Nov 20211 TOWN END, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2ER
Received 16 Mar 2023CHARONINI, BALMERS FARM, PLUMPTON, CA11 9NP
Received 5 Sept 2019Field No. 9352 South of Green Howe Cark In Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7NJ
Received 12 Nov 2025Nenthead ALSTON CA9 3PR
Received 7 May 2026Manor View, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2NP
Received 4 Jun 2020Ghyll End Barn, Ghyll End Farm, KIRKBY in FURNESS, LA17 7TR
Received 17 Sept 2018Hemplands Burton CARNFORTH LA6 1NH
Received 20 Aug 2026LAND TO THE EAST OF HARTLEY CASTLE, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 18 Sept 201711 Esthwaite Green, KENDAL, LA9 7RZ
Received 2 Nov 2017Land adjacent The Mains Stainton PENRITH CA11 0EP
Received 7 Aug 2025Murrell Bank, Highfield Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JA
Received 1 Jul 2022Land opposite Brant House, Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse Hill, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NQ
Received 21 Jul 2016Crabtree House, Main Street, BAYCLIFF, LA12 9RN
Received 3 Aug 2016Unit 2, Barrel Makers Yard, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0BY
Received 27 Oct 2022MILBURN COURT, MILBURN HOUSE, MILBURN, PENRITH, CA10 1TN
Received 21 Nov 2016Abba Farm, Middleton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2NG
Received 7 Jul 2016St Mary's Church, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BA
Received 11 Sept 2018Whitewell House, 39 Main Street, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER -SANDS, LA11 7LA
Received 5 Apr 2016Bleaze Hall Barn, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0LU
Received 12 Jan 2022Lynboro, Windermere Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6JT
Received 26 Oct 2020Land at Booths, Oubas Hill, ULVERSTON, LA12 7LY
Received 6 May 2021Premier Inn, North Lonsdale Terrace, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 9AU
Received 5 Apr 2017FERN COTTAGE, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DF
Received 27 Feb 2023Records 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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