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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Box Tree Barn, Cinderbarrow, LEVENS, LA8 8NZ
Received 4 Apr 2017Yewbarrow House, Hampsfell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BE
Received 9 Mar 202014 Middle Lane KENDAL LA9 4NR
Received 3 Nov 2025Kendal Wastewater Treatment Works, Wattsfield Road, KENDAL, LA9 5JN
Received 3 Sept 202114 Carter Road, Kents Bank, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AN
Received 10 Jan 2018REIGNY HOUSE BARN, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AY
Received 19 Oct 2016Junction of Gap Lane Winton KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4HL
Received 1 Oct 2025Middle Birkby Farm Cark In Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7NP
Received 12 Nov 2024Lowbyer Manor Farm Alston CA9 3JX
Received 24 Jul 2025HILL CREST, HIGH STREET, MORLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3AS
Received 4 May 201731 Greenside, Kendal, LA9 5DU
Received 26 Feb 2016COCKABUNDEE COTTAGE, HIGH LOANING HEAD, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3EY
Received 7 May 2019FIELD ADJ OAKTREE COTTAGE, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0PP
Received 27 Oct 2022Castle Mount Burton Road Oxenholme KENDAL LA9 7PR
Received 20 May 20245 Glebe Road APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6RT
Received 31 Mar 2025Land North West of White House Hoff APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6TA
Received 15 Sept 2025Strickland Arms Great Strickland PENRITH CA10 3DF
Received 16 Aug 2024SOUTH LODGE, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0NB
Received 9 Apr 2018Brackenthwaite Salkeld Road Penrith CA11 8SQ
Received 15 Jan 2025Arrad Foot Farm, Arrad Food, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7SH
Received 3 Oct 2018LOW GROUNDS, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 9NS
Received 28 Nov 2022TOLL BAR COTTAGE, HIGH HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0HR
Received 27 Oct 2015Quarry House Armathwaite Carlisle CA4 9SL
Received 1 Sept 2026Ring Stones, Bell Hill, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8NQ
Received 23 Jun 2017Records 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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