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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,094 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Strawberry Fields, KENDAL, LA9 7TA
Received 31 Aug 2021Rose Cottage, Station Square, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6EF
Received 24 Jan 2017Land around and between Melkinthorpe and Morland Penrith
Received 25 Nov 2024Skygarth Farm Temple Sowerby PENRITH CA10 1SS
Received 30 Jun 2026BURNELL HOUSE, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AY
Received 30 Jan 2018HOME FARM, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0TG
Received 27 Oct 20212 Cherry Tree Avenue, ULVERSTON, LA12 9HE
Received 24 Mar 2021Channel House Farm, Pennington, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NY
Received 14 May 202010 Hazel Bank Gardens Yanwath PENRITH CA10 2LH
Received 14 Nov 202421 South Green, ULVERSTON, LA12 0UJ
Received 17 Aug 202010 Quaker Fold, ULVERSTON, LA12 9NE
Received 25 Jul 20181 Drovers Terrace Kirkby Stephen CA17 4EL
Received 6 Jul 2026How Hill Farm How Hill Hutton Roof PENRITH CA11 0XY
Received 8 Apr 2022Croft House Farm, Leece, ULVERSTON, LA12 0QZ
Received 12 Feb 2019Broadlands, Low Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA6 2DH
Received 18 Oct 20224 Strickland Court, Windermere Road, KENDAL, LA9 4QU
Received 14 Aug 2019Little Seawood, Carter Road, Kents Bank, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AS
Received 23 Dec 2020SPRINGBANK, LITTLE STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3EG
Received 22 Dec 201515 Bay View Road Baycliff ULVERSTON LA12 9ST
Received 1 May 2026FOULARD COTTAGE, NENTHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3LP
Received 2 Mar 2016MORRISONS SUPERMARKET, BRUNSWICK ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7JY
Received 13 Feb 2017St Thomas's Church, The Square, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QJ
Received 17 Jan 2023CLOVERDALE, BECK LANE, SMARDALE, CA17 4HG
Received 21 Jun 2016Meadowside, Pinders Lane, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PW
Received 24 Nov 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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