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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,129 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 north of Gatebeck Lane, Gatebeck, KENDAL
Received 19 Oct 201843 Westwood Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 5BB
Received 1 Mar 2016Manor Farm, Newbiggin, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PL
Received 12 Mar 2020Land South East of Birgrigg Park, High Carley, ULVERSTON
Received 14 Jul 2016GLEN VIEW, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DF
Received 17 Dec 2015Moss End Farm, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NU
Received 6 May 2022The Haven Foxfield BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS LA20 6BU
Received 19 Apr 2024Beck Cottages Southwaite Carlisle CA4 0LT
Received 15 Apr 2024Flat 4 Abbotsford House Wordsworth Street Penrith CA11 7QY
Received 29 Apr 202518 PENNINE WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8EE
Received 30 May 2017RYLUKEAN BARN, MILBURN, PENRITH, CA10 1TW
Received 16 Sept 2016RANDAL HOUSE, FRONT STREET, ALSTON, CA9 3HU
Received 10 Aug 202125 Trinkeld Avenue Swarthmoor ULVERSTON LA12 0XB
Received 6 Jun 2025PLOT 17 COWPER ROAD, GILWILLY INUSTRIAL ESTATE, PENRITH
Received 11 Dec 2015Whitsend Skelton PENRITH CA11 9SQ
Received 8 Sept 2025Land west of Moss End Business Village Junction 36 Crooklands LA7 7FP
Received 20 Dec 2024The Oast House, Colt House Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SG
Received 29 Mar 201939 Empsom Road KENDAL LA9 5PR
Received 19 Jan 2024Near Low Fell gate to Fellgate Cottage, Cartmel Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7QA
Received 30 Sept 2022Docker Hall Docker Kendal LA8 0DB
Received 1 Sept 2025ROXANE UK EDEN VALLEY, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9TU
Received 21 Oct 2021Hemsley, Holme Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7QD
Received 13 Apr 2017LIMEKILN NOOK, SEBERGHAM, CARLISLE, CA5 7DY
Received 2 Nov 20201 Dalton Drive KENDAL LA9 6AQ
Received 30 May 2024Records 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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