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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,033 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
67 Fairgarth Drive, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2FB
Received 29 Jun 2021Ford Park, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JP
Received 17 May 2017WHITRIGG FARM, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 0BW
Received 1 Feb 2023Kendal Tutorial Centre, Canal Head North, KENDAL, LA9 7BY
Received 15 May 2020J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FP
Received 22 Dec 2016Ellers Meadow, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AS
Received 20 Oct 2016Fair View, Buckthorn Lane, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7XX
Received 23 Mar 20209 Haverflatts Lane, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7PS
Received 21 May 2018Hartlands, 2 Fernhill Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JD
Received 9 Jun 2021KETTLESIDE FARM, PENRITH, CA11 9NQ
Received 7 Nov 201722 Soutergate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7ER
Received 10 Jan 2017Beech Hill House Queens Road KENDAL LA9 4PH
Received 20 Dec 2024Rose Lea The Pasture Storth MILNTHORPE LA7 7LQ
Received 11 Feb 2025Wood End Farm, Low Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DH
Received 28 Nov 2022LOW CURRIG, RAUGHTON HEAD, CARLISLE, CA5 7DX
Received 14 Jun 2016Nent Haggs Minewater Treatment Site, Land between Foreshield Bridge & Hudgill, Blagill, Alston, CA9 3LE
Received 28 Apr 2023Tarnside Barn Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 2PP
Received 9 Dec 2025Norfolk House 9 Thorny Hills KENDAL LA9 7AL
Received 16 Jun 2025LAND KNOWN AS SCATTERBECK, NR LAZONBY, PENRITH
Received 15 Sept 2017Grange Fell Golf Club, Grange Fell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6HB
Received 22 Jun 20211 EDEN GATE, WARCOP, CA16 6PL
Received 14 May 2020Land South of Fettle End House South Road KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4SY
Received 22 Oct 202511 HIGHFIELD, TEBAY, PENRITH, CA10 3TJ
Received 7 Nov 201714 Spital Park KENDAL LA9 6HG
Received 13 Jun 2024Records 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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