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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,033 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
31 Fountain Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EQ
Received 14 Aug 2017MAIDENHILL FARM, MAIDENHILL, PENRITH, CA11 8SQ
Received 17 Jan 2022Grass verge opposite Hawes Bank Pow Lane Shap PENRITH CA10 3NB
Received 13 Aug 2024KIRKBER FARM, MURTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JG
Received 28 Jul 2021West Lodge 24 Redhills Road Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0AU
Received 13 Feb 2024Delph Lodge Tebay Penrith CA10 3XG
Received 3 Jul 2026Unit 9 Castle Mills Business Park, Aynam Road, KENDAL, LA9 7DE
Received 20 Aug 2021Low Barns Lower Lodge Docker KENDAL LA8 0DB
Received 9 May 2024Ship Inn, Sandside, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HW
Received 24 Feb 2021NORD VUE FARM, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9TN
Received 19 Feb 2020Hollins Caravan Park, Far Arnside, Silverdale, CARNFORTH, LA5 0SL
Received 24 Apr 2018Pipers Wood Leighton Drive Slackhead MILNTHORPE LA7 7BE
Received 3 Jun 202444-46 Stricklandgate KENDAL LA9 4ND
Received 20 May 2025SITE ADJACENT TO THE OLD HALL FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PH
Received 11 Aug 20163 Bay View, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EP
Received 10 Jan 2022DUNROVIN, CATTERLEN, PENRITH, CA11 0BQ
Received 1 Nov 2019LAND OFF GREENBANK ROAD, EDEN BUSINESS PARK, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 9FB
Received 8 Aug 2022Woodlands Cottage Windermere Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6EX
Received 18 Nov 2025Middle Cracalt Natland KENDAL LA9 7QS
Received 27 Jan 2026LAND AT TOWN END, PENRUDDOCK, PENRITH, CA11 0RB
Received 16 Aug 2018Garage And Premises Old Council Yard Crackenthorpe Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6AE
Received 12 Aug 2025Corner of Hill Top View, Laverock Hill, Mealbank, KENDAL, LA8 9EP
Received 14 Apr 2022MOUNT EDEN, BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 8SW
Received 2 Feb 2018BRIDGE STREET, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6QH
Received 27 Apr 2021Records 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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