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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,124 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Land at Firbank Fell, 1.18 KM SW of Hill Top Farm, Firbank, SEDBERGH, LA10 5EG
Received 4 Jan 202275 Hayclose Crescent, KENDAL, LA9 7NT
Received 19 Aug 2020FIELD NORTH OF A66 NEAR STAINTON, STAINTON, PENRITH
Received 9 Mar 2021Thompson Fold Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 2PP
Received 2 Jul 2024Keld Head Stainton PENRITH CA11 0EH
Received 13 Feb 202415 Nether Street, KENDAL, LA9 7DS
Received 19 Nov 2021Rest Haven, Coast Road, ROOSEBECK, LA12 0RG
Received 23 Nov 20168A Haverwood, Woodhouse, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LN
Received 22 Oct 2021ARCH HOUSE, FRONT STREET, ALSTON, CA9 3QW
Received 23 Jan 2023Jubilee Playing Field, Gatebeck Road, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HH
Received 24 Jul 2017Daisy Hill Barn Bardsea To Great Urswick & Little Urswick Great Urswick ULVERSTON LA12 0ST
Received 7 Aug 2025Neville House, County Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 7UJ
Received 6 Feb 20178 Howgill Close, Burneside, KENDAL, LA9 6QJ
Received 5 Jul 2021Cross Keys Hotel 1 Park Road MILNTHORPE LA7 7AB
Received 12 Nov 2024Nenthead Alston CA9 3PB
Received 12 Feb 2025Merchant House Market Square Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AN
Received 7 Feb 2024Inglewood House Calthwaite PENRITH CA11 9RE
Received 7 Jan 202656 Monument Way, ULVERSTON, LA12 9SY
Received 29 Oct 2021Lidl Beezon Road KENDAL LA9 6EL
Received 6 Mar 2026BARN AT HIGH GALLIGILL, NENTHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3LW
Received 6 Dec 201954 Valley Drive, KENDAL, LA9 7AG
Received 9 Jul 2018Land North of Laurel Gardens, KENDAL, LA9 6FE
Received 13 Dec 2022Land north of Laurel Gardens, KENDAL, LA9 6FE
Received 17 Jul 2019Opposite 16 Rosemede Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DH
Received 15 Sept 2025Records 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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