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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,064 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Forest Hill Road Bowscar Penrith CA11 8RS
Received 4 Mar 2026Land adjacent to Marl Business Park Watery Lane ULVERSTON LA12 9BN
Received 6 Feb 2025RAMPSON COTTAGE, SOUTH STAINMORE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DJ
Received 19 Mar 2021Outside Hilltop, Middleshaw, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0LZ
Received 5 Oct 2022Tenterfield, Brigsteer Road, KENDAL, LA9 5EA
Received 13 Apr 2022Tanjong Cottage Church Brough Kirkby Stephen CA17 4EJ
Received 29 Feb 2024Mill Field, Shap Road, KENDAL, LA9 6DL
Received 8 Apr 2016Greenbank, Mansergh, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2EP
Received 29 Apr 2016LAND ADJ ROOKCROFT, JOHNBY, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 0UU
Received 2 Apr 2019Burberry Cottage, Soutergate, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7TN
Received 8 Jul 20203 Spital View KENDAL LA9 4NX
Received 20 Nov 2024Skells Lodge, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA15 8JG
Received 22 May 2019Angerton Hall Farm, KIRKBY IN FURNESS, LA17 7XA
Received 18 Dec 2017LAND ADJACENT BRACKENBANK VIEW, MURTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LZ
Received 29 Jun 202230 Copperfield Lane, KENDAL, LA9 6HD
Received 18 Feb 20224 CORNEY SQUARE, PENRITH, CA11 7PX
Received 21 Sept 20153 Hillcrest Drive, Slackhead, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BB
Received 16 Jun 2023Hideaway Cottage, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7EY
Received 26 Oct 2018Paddocks & Keepers Cottage Willowsway Country Estate Stainton KENDAL LA8 0LE
Received 20 Feb 20261 Brown Robin, Lindale Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EU
Received 5 Jun 202022 Bellingham Road, KENDAL, LA9 5JW
Received 2 Feb 2017Land North of Raiselands Farm PENRITH
Received 24 Jun 2025TEMPLE SOWERBY HOUSE HOTEL, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1RZ
Received 11 Nov 2022Wood Lane Garage Calthwaite Penrith CA11 9QY
Received 8 Dec 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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