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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,100 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
THE ARMOURY, HOLME STREET, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6QU
Received 5 Dec 20165 The Thorpe Greystoke Penrith CA11 0TJ
Received 13 Nov 2024MOOR HOUSE, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HA
Received 30 Jan 2017The Ghyll, Brigsteer Road, KENDAL, LA9 5DY
Received 2 Mar 2017Land between Anchorite Fields & Gilling Grove Anchorite Fields KENDAL LA9 5LF
Received 3 Sept 2025Woodlands, New Barns Close, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0BL
Received 14 Aug 2018Field No. 9352 South of Green Howe Green Lane Cark-In-Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7NJ
Received 13 Feb 2025OWL BARN, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0QF
Received 17 Jan 2022Network Rail, , PENRITH RAILWAY STATION, ULLSWATER ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7JQ
Received 18 Jan 2023Rampson Cottage South Stainmore Kirkby Stephen CA17 4DJ
Received 23 Jan 2025BROCKLEBANK, HACKTHORPE, PENRITH, CA10 2HX
Received 6 Aug 2020Angerton Hall Farm KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7XA
Received 16 Jul 2024The Spinney, Leighton Drive, Arnside, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BE
Received 27 Apr 2016CARROCK HOUSE, HOW HILL, HUTTON ROOF, CA11 0XY
Received 29 Aug 2019Angerton Hall Farm, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7XA
Received 13 Jun 2023Orchard House, Station Road, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JZ
Received 27 Feb 2020Cardrona Court, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AW
Received 17 Dec 2019Hayclose Crescent KENDAL LA9 7NT
Received 25 Jun 20252 Belmont ULVERSTON LA12 7HD
Received 15 Jul 2026THE PHEASANTRIES, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SS
Received 7 Oct 2019STUDIO HOUSE, MARKET PLACE, ALSTON, CA9 3HS
Received 18 Nov 2020Brent House Fell Lane Penrith CA11 8AQ
Received 25 Aug 2026The Garden House, 12 Mill Brow, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AT
Received 18 Apr 2019Hill House, Gillinggate, KENDAL, LA9 4JB
Received 12 Oct 2020Records 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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