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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,035 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Unit 4A, Gatebeck Business Park, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HS
Received 19 Nov 2018VILLAGE STORES (BROUGH) LTD, MAIN STREET, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4BL
Received 27 Feb 2017Weavers Court, Queen Katherine Street, KENDAL, LA9 7FB
Received 13 Nov 2023Woodhouse, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LZ
Received 4 Mar 2021PLATINUM CHINESE RESTAURANT, 19 KING STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7AJ
Received 7 Nov 2016Land to the south of M D Laundry Machines, Parkside Road, KENDAL, LA9 7EN
Received 13 Apr 2018EAST BROWNRIGG, LOW DYKE, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 9PF
Received 21 Mar 2018Land off Roman Road Appleby-In-Westmorland
Received 15 May 2025Garth Cottage Calthwaite PENRITH CA11 9PP
Received 9 Oct 2024Kirkby in Furness Automatic Exchange, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7TF
Received 9 Oct 2017HIGH OAKS FARM, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9QZ
Received 25 Sept 201719 Castle Road KENDAL LA9 7AU
Received 10 Aug 2026DYKEHEAD, NENTHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3PY
Received 15 May 2020PART OF FIELD NORTH EAST OF IVY COTTAGE, AIKETGATE, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE
Received 1 Jun 201514 Yeats Close, KENDAL, LA9 5HY
Received 7 Jun 2018Cross Keys Hotel 1 Park Road MILNTHORPE LA7 7AB
Received 12 Nov 2024Site of Former Toll House, Daltongate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BE
Received 22 Dec 2022Blackrack Barn Low Plains Court Calthwaite Penrith CA11 9RQ
Received 1 Nov 2024Romneys 72 Milnthorpe Road KENDAL LA9 5HG
Received 12 May 2025THORNEY SCALE, SOUTH STAINMORE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DH
Received 29 Nov 20173 The Square Kirkoswald PENRITH CA10 1DF
Received 27 Aug 2024Fair View Daltongate ULVERSTON LA12 7BE
Received 22 Dec 2023Autumn Cottage, The Crescent, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6AW
Received 17 Jan 2020LANGTON FIELD - LANGTON FARM, LANGTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JG
Received 21 Oct 2019Records 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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