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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,113 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
39 The Gill, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BP
Received 30 Aug 2019BONNYGATE FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Received 3 Feb 2021J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FP
Received 5 Mar 2020STRICKLAND ARMS, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DF
Received 1 Aug 2017Yewbarrow Main Street GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6EB
Received 3 Feb 202523 CYPRESS WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8UN
Received 22 Jul 2021Conishead Priory, Priory Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QQ
Received 13 Mar 201831 Fell Close, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JG
Received 1 Mar 2021GRANGE HOUSE, TOWNHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3SL
Received 27 Apr 2018Hawthorn Barn Topthorn, Whinfell, KENDAL, LA8 9EG
Received 14 Sept 2020Brooklyn, Lonsdale Square, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PZ
Received 2 Mar 2021EAST LODGE, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SX
Received 23 Sept 201622 Birkett Drive, ULVERSTON, LA12 9LS
Received 4 Apr 201748 Arthur Street Penrith CA11 7TU
Received 13 Dec 2023Eden View Riverside KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4SA
Received 6 Dec 2024EDEN GROVE, BOLTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AJ
Received 11 May 20202 Underwood Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9JF
Received 23 Dec 2022CONEY GARTH, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DA
Received 15 Nov 2016Land North East of Bolton Lodge Bolton APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6AL
Received 19 Mar 202616 Kentrigg, KENDAL, LA9 6EE
Received 25 Apr 2022Swallow Cottage, Sandside, KIRKBY IN FURNESS, LA17 7UA
Received 3 Feb 20175 Market Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AY
Received 5 Nov 2019Spar Store (Formally Age Concern UK) Lindale Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6EE
Received 20 Jul 2026The Gynring, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PL
Received 20 Jan 2022Records 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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