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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,035 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
THE GREEN, CARLETON AVENUE, PENRITH, CA10 2BA
Received 22 Jun 201830 Main Street Flookburgh GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7LA
Received 22 Jun 2026PENNINE VIEW, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0NL
Received 30 Nov 2022Side of 23 Bellingham Road, KENDAL, LA9 5JW
Received 25 Apr 2023LAND NORTH OF 8 HIGH SEAT HILL, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AW
Received 30 Oct 2020SITE ADJ. TO CASTLE PARK, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4BD
Received 7 Feb 2017INTACK, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0LH
Received 30 Nov 2016WHITEHOUSE FARM, HIGH STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4SH
Received 3 Apr 20178 Park Close, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QE
Received 1 Nov 201929 THE PARKLANDS, PENRITH, CA11 8TF
Received 22 Mar 201930 Acre Wood Terry Bank Tarn Mansergh CARNFORTH LA6 2EP
Received 8 Mar 20248 BROUGHAM HALL GARDENS, BROUGHAM, PENRITH, CA10 2DB
Received 11 Aug 201720 Castle Garth Kendal LA9 7AT
Received 18 Dec 2025LAND AT SCAUR LANE, LAZONBY, PENRITH
Received 4 Feb 2022NORD VUE FARM, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9TN
Received 9 Aug 20186 Cliff Terrace, KENDAL, LA9 4JR
Received 8 Feb 20223 Fell Close, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JG
Received 24 Sept 2021Kelkerwell Barn, Kelker Well, Newbiggin, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PJ
Received 28 Jun 2018Hilton Beck Appleby CA16 6JG
Received 29 Jan 202630 BRENT ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8ER
Received 9 Sept 2020High Cragg Yeat, Ackenthwaite, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7DQ
Received 13 Nov 2018College Green Farm, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EZ
Received 2 Dec 2021LANGTON FIELD, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JG
Received 20 Jul 20189 ALBERT STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7XA
Received 8 Feb 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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