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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
SWEET WELL, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1JA
Received 12 Mar 201811 Plantation Avenue, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HT
Received 23 Apr 2019Valley View Leasgill MILNTHORPE LA7 7EX
Received 16 Jan 2024Hill Farm House, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7SS
Received 9 Dec 2019The Old Parsonage 6 Grange Fell Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6BJ
Received 26 Nov 2024Flail Stones, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PN
Received 13 Aug 20214 locations around Milnthorpe Road & A591, KENDAL, LA9
Received 14 Feb 2022OS Field 6510, South of Fell Close, Oxenholme, KENDAL
Received 8 Oct 202182 Ulverston Road, Swarthmoor, ULVERSTON, LA12 0JF
Received 21 Dec 2016DOUGLAS HOUSE, BONGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HW
Received 3 Dec 2018High Close Knott Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AZ
Received 20 Mar 20182 HIGH WIEND, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RD
Received 4 Jan 2016Allocated site on land north of Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2
Received 17 May 2018Cocklea, Old Hutton, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 0NR
Received 30 Mar 2016GEORGE HOTEL, DEVONSHIRE STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7SU
Received 8 May 20192A Elephant Yard, KENDAL, LA9 4QQ
Received 17 Feb 2021Stanley Mount The Gill ULVERSTON LA12 7BW
Received 3 Aug 2026Woodside Farm, Weint Lane, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SR
Received 11 Nov 2022Brigg Farm PENRITH CA11 0FN
Received 7 Aug 2025BONGATE MILL FARMHOUSE, MILL HILL, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6UR
Received 7 Sept 2016COACH HOUSE AT BECKFOOT HALL, APPLEBY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PG
Received 10 Aug 2017Land opposite Town End Farm Laithes Penrith
Received 31 Oct 2024Sunny Bank Farm, Grayrigg, KENDAL, LA8 9BU
Received 13 Jul 2021LAUREL MOUNT, BOLTON, CA16 6FT
Received 2 Sept 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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