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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,091 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Ash Court, ULVERSTON, LA12 0UQ
Received 15 Jun 2018BEECHCROFT, 17 BONGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6UE
Received 7 Nov 20161 RAILWAY COTTAGES, BLENCOW, PENRITH, CA11 0DE
Received 18 Mar 2019J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FP
Received 30 Nov 202016 BROUGHAM HALL GARDENS, BROUGHAM, PENRITH, CA10 2DB
Received 14 Oct 2016Beckside Cottage, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7SP
Received 26 Nov 202054 Oxenholme Road, KENDAL, LA9 7HH
Received 26 Jul 201715 White Moss Court KENDAL LA9 5RD
Received 25 Jun 2024LAND OPPOSITE ALDBY COTTAGES, FLUSCO, PENRITH, CA11 0HN
Received 3 Mar 2017Mid Town House, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SP
Received 22 Jul 2019Seahaven, Sandside, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HW
Received 21 Feb 201964 Kennedy Place Daltongate ULVERSTON LA12 7FX
Received 10 Sept 20254 The Row Penny Bridge ULVERSTON LA12 7RJ
Received 30 Jul 20251 Vicarage Lane Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7QN
Received 12 Jan 2026Copperbank Oubas Hill ULVERSTON LA12 7LB
Received 5 Dec 202527 Sedbergh Road, KENDAL, LA9 6AH
Received 8 Nov 2021LAND AT HARTSIDE CAFÉ, ALSTON, CA9 3BW
Received 7 Jan 2016118-120 Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 4HE
Received 23 Feb 2022HARTSIDE HOUSE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NA
Received 14 Mar 20181 Garth Heads, KENDAL, LA9 4JL
Received 21 Apr 2020J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FP
Received 24 Nov 2017Land adjacent to Rivers Mint and Kent extending from adjacent to Lakeland Distribution Centre to Helsington Mills, Kendal, KENDAL, LA9 5TR
Received 7 Apr 2021Outside of Red Barn, Harmony Hill, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QA
Received 2 Mar 2023Station Yard, Burneside, KENDAL, LA9 6QZ
Received 31 Oct 2022Records 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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