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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,105 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAUREL HOUSE, MILBURN, PENRITH, CA10 1TW
Received 8 Apr 2016THE BARRACKS, LITTLE STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3EG
Received 31 Jul 2017LAND TO NORTH EAST OF DALLAN BANK FARM, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DU
Received 4 Mar 20194 Trinkeld Avenue Swarthmoor ULVERSTON LA12 0XB
Received 1 Apr 2026Bees Nest Farm, Casterton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2SF
Received 29 Apr 201686 Milnthorpe Road, KENDAL, LA9 5HP
Received 29 May 20183 Mount Street, KENDAL, LA9 4LB
Received 1 Jun 202010 Birch Crescent PENRITH CA11 8TN
Received 31 Oct 2025THE SQUARE, HEADS NOOK, BRAMPTON, CA8 9DH
Received 8 Jun 2020LAND TO SOUTH OF VALLEY ROAD, CLIFTON, PENRITH
Received 8 Nov 2016LINTON GHYLL FARM, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0PH
Received 27 Jun 201914 Ullswater Road, KENDAL, LA9 6LQ
Received 20 Jan 2020High House Millbridge Lane KENDAL LA8 0DU
Received 19 Sept 2024Land off Beetham Road MILNTHORPE LA7
Received 30 Oct 20252 Buttermere Drive, KENDAL, LA9 7PA
Received 15 Aug 201811A Market Street Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AU
Received 16 Dec 2025Hadwins, Milnthorpe Road, KENDAL, LA9 5RH
Received 6 Nov 2017BANK WOOD FARM, BRACKENBER, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LP
Received 7 Feb 202232 Milnthorpe Road, KENDAL, LA9 5AU
Received 9 Dec 2021GREENSIDE, MOSS ROAD, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AL
Received 4 Dec 2017MOUNT EDEN THE SANDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XR
Received 12 Dec 2022EH BOOTHS, WESTGATE HOUSE, BRUNSWICK ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7JU
Received 10 Jul 2019Yewcliffe Charney Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6BP
Received 23 Mar 2026Hagg Foot House Burneside KENDAL LA8 9AB
Received 5 Feb 2026Records 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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