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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,120 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Granite Setts Direct Builders Yard Foxfield Road BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS LA20 6EZ
Received 18 Oct 202416 Castle Street, KENDAL, LA9 7AS
Received 18 Nov 2019Pekora Nera One, 104 - 106 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4PU
Received 7 Sept 2022Pine Hill, Scalthwaiterigg, KENDAL, LA9 6PL
Received 12 Jul 2017Church Walk C E Primary School, Church Walk, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EN
Received 8 Jun 2018Vacant land between 27 and 33 Watery Lane ULVERSTON LA12 9DD
Received 4 Jun 2025Land at Sandcroft Penrith
Received 6 Mar 2026Church Hill Church Brough Kirkby Stephen CA17 4EJ
Received 30 Dec 20243 FORGE COURT, LOW HESKET, PENRITH, CA4 0HB
Received 14 May 201822 WETHERIGGS LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8PE
Received 7 Nov 2016Board & Elbow 11 Cornmarket Penrith CA11 7DA
Received 13 Nov 2024Shoregill Head Warcop APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6PL
Received 20 Nov 2023CROFT HOUSE, SOUTH END, BOLTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AW
Received 24 Jun 2015STONEGARTH, HESKET NEWMARKET, WIGTON, CA7 8HR
Received 6 Apr 202015 Inglemere Close Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0AP
Received 8 Jan 2026Grange Boutique Hotel, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7EY
Received 19 Aug 2019Land to the south of Lumley Road, KENDAL, LA9
Received 24 Nov 201717 Dorchester Crescent, ULVERSTON, LA12 9LP
Received 18 Jan 202123 Mitchelgate, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BE
Received 10 May 20214 The Square East The Square Burton-in-kendal CARNFORTH LA6 1LX
Received 22 Jan 2024SANDFORD ARMS, SANDFORD, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6NR
Received 17 Mar 20229 and 10 Aynam Road, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 7DE
Received 1 Mar 2018Crossfield Farm Bowscar Penrith CA11 9NQ
Received 19 May 2026LOWER WOODSIDE, BROUGHAM, PENRITH, CA10 2AP
Received 7 May 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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