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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,039 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
EASTFIELD FARM, WARCOP, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6PS
Received 15 Nov 2022Greenside Church Lane Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7RF
Received 17 Nov 2025Tearnside Hall Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2PU
Received 19 Mar 2026Helmdene, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA8 0LR
Received 16 Oct 2017Salt Pie Cottage, Salt Pie Lane, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA6 2AH
Received 28 Feb 2022Yewbarrow, Hampsfell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BE
Received 13 May 2020Stonecross Manor Hotel 84 Milnthorpe Road KENDAL LA9 5HP
Received 2 Oct 2024Land (paddock) adjacent to 47 Allithwaite Road, Flookburgh, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7JR
Received 11 Jan 2018Field 3405 and 5211 Newby Penrith
Received 21 Mar 2025Wynbrook Gap Lane Winton Kirkby Stephen CA17 4HL
Received 21 May 2024WHITE GATE CARAVAN PARK, LONG MARTON, CA16 6BU
Received 21 Apr 2020Willow Bank Horncop Lane KENDAL LA9 4SR
Received 3 Jun 2026SETTLESTONES, WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HS
Received 2 Dec 2021DALLAN BANK, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DU
Received 28 Jun 2022High Point White Ghyll Lane Bardsea ULVERSTON LA12 9QR
Received 16 Feb 2026Adjacent 10 Briery Bank, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HW
Received 30 May 202380 Stramongate KENDAL LA9 4BD
Received 11 Sept 202414A LITTLE DOCKRAY, PENRITH, CA11 7HL
Received 18 Dec 2017Heyes House, 41 Silverdale Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AL
Received 19 Jan 2018Land north of Greylags, Foxfield, BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS, LA20 6BX
Received 6 Dec 2022HEGGERSCALE HOUSE, KABER, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HZ
Received 19 Mar 2018DELL HOUSE CARAVAN, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BJ
Received 10 Mar 2023MOORFIELD, LOWTHER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7UW
Received 21 Dec 2018Centre Of Pond 32m From 6 Broom Close 29m From Broom Close Broom Close KENDAL LA9 6BN
Received 11 Aug 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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