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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,043 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Dugg Hill, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EF
Received 1 Feb 2018Land North of Laurel Gardens Kendal LA9
Received 2 Apr 2026THE RUNDALES, CROFT ENDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JW
Received 13 Jul 2021Parklands Parkside Road KENDAL LA9 7LG
Received 26 Feb 2024Patton Hall Farm, Patton, KENDAL, LA8 9DT
Received 7 Sept 2020COLDENE, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9SQ
Received 21 Mar 2023Morland Area C Of E School Morland PENRITH CA10 3AT
Received 8 May 20253 Jingling Lane Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AW
Received 28 Nov 20255A Stonegarth Greystoke Penrith CA11 0TX
Received 31 Jan 2024LAND ADJ TO INGLEDENE, HUNSONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1PH
Received 2 Dec 20222 CASTLEGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7HZ
Received 24 May 201617 King Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7DZ
Received 7 Oct 2019Land north east of Guides Cottage, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LD
Received 12 Sept 2023BRIAR COTTAGE, MILBURN, PENRITH, CA10 1TW
Received 2 Sept 2022Mill Field Shap Road, KENDAL, LA9 6DL
Received 9 Jan 20174 Braddylls Court, Main Street, Bardsea, ULVERSTON, LA12 9SR
Received 3 Jul 2023TILERY FARM, BLEATARN, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6PX
Received 9 Dec 2016Croft House Market Street KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4QW
Received 17 Nov 2023Street Head Farm Low Braithwaite Ivegill CARLISLE CA4 0NG
Received 11 Aug 2025Elmsfield Park Holme CARNFORTH LA6 1RJ
Received 27 May 2025Reagill Grange Reagill Penrith CA10 3ER
Received 10 Sept 2026FIR BANK, HARTLEY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4JJ
Received 4 Jan 202134 Langdale Crescent KENDAL LA9 6JU
Received 30 Oct 2024Riverside Place, Lound Road, KENDAL, LA9 7DZ
Received 21 Jul 2016Records 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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