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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HIGH HEAD CASTLE FARM, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0PJ
Received 20 Mar 201965 Urswick Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9LJ
Received 26 Jan 2017Priory Park House, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QG
Received 14 Sept 2022WESTMORLAND CARAVAN PARK, TEBAY, PENRITH, CA10 3SB
Received 5 Jun 2017Nutwood Medical Centre, Grange Health Centre, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7DJ
Received 28 Jan 202245 Jutland Avenue, Ravenstown, Flookburgh, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7LF
Received 10 Mar 2016Land at Wolf Howe, Whinfell, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9EL
Received 24 Oct 20152 PARK VIEW, BLENCOW, PENRITH, CA11 0DB
Received 18 Mar 2020Woodland south east of Spring Bank Road, GRANGE over SANDS
Received 23 Apr 2019Charnwood, Cross-A-Moor, SWARTHMOOR, LA12 0RT
Received 10 Aug 20163 CASTLEGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7HZ
Received 14 Nov 2016WESTMORLAND MOTORWAY SERVICES TEBAY WEST, TEBAY, PENRITH, CA10 3SB
Received 10 Mar 2017Tenterfield, Bridgsteer Road, KENDAL, LA9 5EA
Received 2 Sept 201635 The Promenade, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HA
Received 15 May 2020Church House 19-24 Friargate PENRITH CA11 7XR
Received 28 May 2025Ghyll End, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7TR
Received 5 Sept 2022106 Hayclose Road, KENDAL, LA9 7ND
Received 25 Aug 2017BLUNDERFIELD EAST, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1EX
Received 13 Feb 2019Guides Farm, Cart Lane, GRANGE over SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 7AF
Received 10 Mar 20156 & 7 Greengate Gardens Levens KENDAL LA8 8QL
Received 31 Mar 2026Former Public Convenience (known as Salt Marsh Studio), Promenade, GRANGE over SANDS, Cumbria, LA11
Received 9 Feb 2016KEEPERS COTTAGE, FLAKEBRIDGE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JU
Received 19 Apr 20161 Serpentine Road, KENDAL, LA9 4PF
Received 21 Apr 2016PENRITH RAILWAY STATION, ULLSWATER ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7JQ
Received 7 Feb 2023Records 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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