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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tewitt Moss, Beck Side, Cartmel, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7SW
Received 24 Apr 2018Red Rose Recreation Centre, Victoria Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 0BY
Received 22 Aug 2022Springer House, 8 The Crescent, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PU
Received 3 Aug 2020Land at Oubas Hill, ULVERSTON, LA12 7LY
Received 14 Feb 2019Saltcotes Hall, Station Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HG
Received 26 Mar 20211 Pump Square Brough Kirkby Stephen CA17 4BJ
Received 13 Jan 2025OMEGA PROTEINS, GREYSTOKE ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 15 Oct 2018Townend Farm Farleton CARNFORTH LA6 1PB
Received 23 Jan 2024Brantfield Queens Road KENDAL LA9 4PH
Received 9 May 2024BELDY HOUSE, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3DH
Received 24 Apr 2020Vine Cottage, Fernleigh Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7HN
Received 22 Dec 2022NEDS HOUSE, NEWSHAM, HUTTON ROOF, PENRITH, CA11 0XX
Received 27 Nov 2018HSBC, , 16 MARKET SQUARE, PENRITH, CA11 7SN
Received 19 Dec 2019LAND SOUTH OF MAIDEN WAY, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1XS
Received 11 Sept 201949 Mountbarrow Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9NL
Received 22 Oct 201911 Inglemere Gardens, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0BX
Received 13 Jul 2020System Technologies, Morecambe Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 0BH
Received 17 Apr 2018Waterside Estate, Dowker's Lane, Kent Place, Bishop Court, KENDAL, LA9 4EY
Received 6 Oct 2017LONSDALE VILLA, FELL LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8AA
Received 18 May 20205 Hawesmead Drive, KENDAL, LA9 5HD
Received 12 Jul 2016HOW HILL FARM, HUTTON ROOF, PENRITH, CA11 0XY
Received 10 Feb 2021Kendal household waste recycling centre, Canal Head North, KENDAL, LA9 7BY
Received 12 May 2016Hayfellside Hayclose Lane New Hutton KENDAL LA8 0AG
Received 8 Nov 2024LAMBSGATE FARM, ALSTON, CA9 3LD
Received 9 Sept 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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