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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,036 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Hunter Hall Farm Great Salkeld Penrith CA11 9NA
Received 28 Oct 202543 Silver Howe Close, KENDAL, LA9 7NW
Received 23 Mar 20213 Lowther Street Penrith CA11 7UW
Received 24 Sept 2025Field to the west of Huntide Farm, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PL
Received 23 Jun 2023The Birches, Murley Moss Lane, KENDAL, LA9 7NL
Received 3 Apr 201939 Low Garth, KENDAL, LA9 5PA
Received 4 Jun 2021Land at Nook Farm, Colt House Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SG
Received 16 Jun 2020Gouldmire Cottage, Scalthwaiterigg, KENDAL, LA9 6PL
Received 9 Sept 2021Beezon Lodge, Beezon Road, KENDAL, LA9 6EL
Received 1 Dec 202015 Mill Brow Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AT
Received 13 Aug 2024Land to rear of 60 Main Street, Flookburgh, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7LB
Received 13 Jan 2016Royal Hotel, Main Street, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1LY
Received 14 Feb 2022Arnmore, Chapel Lane, ARNSIDE, LA5 0AQ
Received 27 May 2016Watchgate Water Treatment Works, Selside, KENDAL, LA8 9LQ
Received 26 Apr 20166 Cross Street ULVERSTON LA12 7LF
Received 30 Jan 2024Mirkbooths Raughton Head CARLISLE CA5 7DT
Received 26 Jul 2024Underknotts, Firbank, SEDBERGH, LA10 5EF
Received 28 Apr 2016Oakwood Farm, Clawthorpe, CARNFORTH, LA6 1NX
Received 27 May 2021LAND AT NORTH LAKES BUSINESS PARK, FLUSCO, PENRITH, CA11 0BT
Received 21 Sept 20233 QUEEN STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7XD
Received 10 Jan 2019Land along young spring below Helsington Mills Low Lane Brigsteer KENDAL LA9
Received 8 Sept 2026The Old Bar Cavendish Street Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QA
Received 20 Feb 2024Bower House Oxenholme Lane Natland KENDAL LA9 7QH
Received 12 Jun 2025Maggie Puddle Cottage Haggs Lane Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6PH
Received 13 Jan 2025Records 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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