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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
EAST LODGE, BARROCK PARK, LOW HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0HW
Received 2 Feb 202211 Red Tarn Road, KENDAL, LA9 7LZ
Received 20 Sept 2021STOCKBRIDGE FARM, THOMAS CLOSE, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9QF
Received 13 Apr 2016Ardale Langwathby Penrith CA10 1NU
Received 28 Feb 202543 Trinity Drive, HOLME, LA6 1QL
Received 28 Jul 20161 Brewery Mount, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 7JD
Received 14 Mar 202354 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4ND
Received 23 Aug 2019Woodlands, Lindale Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EL
Received 24 Mar 2021RAVENSTONE, WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7QZ
Received 29 Jan 2020THE OLD POLICE STATION, TOWNHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3SL
Received 15 Jun 2018BEECH HOUSE, NEWBIGGIN, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1TA
Received 9 Apr 2018NEWBIGGIN HALL FARM MILBURN ROAD, NEWBIGGIN, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1TB
Received 11 Oct 2022Garage site east of Castle Drive, Off Parkside Road, KENDAL, LA9 7BQ
Received 4 Jan 2021The Byre, 3 Templand Cottages, Allithwaite, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7QZ
Received 3 Mar 202019 BURROWGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7TE
Received 14 Jan 201919 Howe Bank Close, KENDAL, LA9 7PU
Received 12 May 2016Beck House Southwaite CARLISLE CA4 0PY
Received 28 Jul 2025LAND OFF CROGLAM PARK, ROWGATE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4SF
Received 25 Nov 202250 Union Street, KENDAL, LA9 4RR
Received 14 Jul 2016Ellerton Grange Southwaite Carlisle CA4 0LF
Received 10 May 2024MEG BANK FARM, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EE
Received 29 Aug 2018THE COTTAGE, BISHOP YARDS, PENRITH, CA11 7XU
Received 26 Sept 2016WILLOWAY, NICHOLSON LANE, PENRITH, CA11 7UH
Received 2 Sept 2020OAKLANDS COUNTRY PARK, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DH
Received 23 Feb 2017Records 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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