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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,117 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Holme Lea Kirkby Thore PENRITH CA10 1UP
Received 29 Jul 20241 Priory Lane GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7BH
Received 26 Feb 20242 Castle Garth, KENDAL, LA9 7AT
Received 16 Jun 2017Plot 2 Land North of Biggins Hall High Biggins CARNFORTH LA6 2NP
Received 23 Apr 2024ROSE WALLS, ROSEBANK, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EP
Received 29 Nov 2022The Bramery Ainstable Carlisle CA4 9RG
Received 6 Feb 2026Cavendish Arms, Cavendish Street, CARTMEL, LA11 6QA
Received 9 Jun 2017Thorneyslack Farm, Garth Row, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 9AW
Received 15 Dec 202235 Allithwaite Road, Flookburgh, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7JR
Received 27 Jan 2017WEST GARTH, WINSKILL, PENRITH, CA10 1PD
Received 9 Apr 202134 Natland Road, KENDAL, LA9 7LT
Received 20 Jan 2017Netherwood Hotel, Lindale Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6ET
Received 18 Jun 2021Kendal Sea Cadet Corps, Queen Katherine Street, KENDAL, LA9 7DG
Received 9 May 20161 BACK ROW, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AG
Received 17 Apr 2020Fenham Soulby KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4PJ
Received 6 Aug 2026Halforth Farm, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EZ
Received 16 Sept 202074 Kennedy Place (Plot No. 05 Stonecross Mansions), ULVERSTON, LA12 7FX
Received 2 Jun 202035-55 Finkle Street, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 4AL
Received 21 Apr 2023Rowe End Farm, Pennington, ULVERSTON, LA12 0RP
Received 13 Jul 2020The Barn Birkthwaite Mews Wreay Carlisle CA4 0RZ
Received 30 May 2024Preston Patrick Hall Preston Patrick MILNTHORPE LA7 7NY
Received 13 Nov 2025Hillside Farm Broadfield Southwaite CARLISLE CA4 0LN
Received 18 Dec 2024Plough Inn, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PJ
Received 26 Aug 2016LAND AT MOSS ROAD, CLIBURN, PENRITH
Received 29 Apr 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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