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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lincolns Inn Farm, Firbank, SEDBERGH, LA10 5EE
Received 14 Jun 2016NEWSAGENTS, MARKET SQUARE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QT
Received 26 Aug 2021HOGGET HOUSE, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8TA
Received 21 Dec 2021Rectory Farm, Beckside, KIRKBY IN FURNESS, LA17 7TQ
Received 11 Jul 20161 City O Pinch, Holme, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA6 1QP
Received 30 Jan 2023FRENCHWOOD, DROVERS LANE, PENRITH, CA11 7RA
Received 10 Nov 201763 Mountbarrow Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9NL
Received 10 May 20177 Boarbank Farm, Boarbank Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7QU
Received 24 Nov 2022Windy Hill Farm, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AQ
Received 8 Jul 2021The Mount 90 Burneside Road KENDAL LA9 4RT
Received 19 Jan 2026Land East of Milton Lane Crooklands KENDAL LA7 7NL
Received 20 Nov 2025The Green Sleagill PENRITH CA10 3HD
Received 19 Aug 20269 Nutwood Crescent, Grange Over Sands, LA11 6EZ
Received 2 Mar 2016Harmony Hall Harmony Hill MILNTHORPE LA7 7QE
Received 30 Jan 202619 - 24 CHURCH HOUSE, FRIARGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7XR
Received 17 May 2018Fairfield Lodge Priest Lane Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6PY
Received 18 Mar 2024Stainton Aqueduct, Stainton, KENDAL
Received 6 Dec 2017ASH GROVE, ALEXANDRA ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 9AN
Received 15 Aug 2019Hutton Roof Sawmills, Hutton Roof, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PE
Received 12 Oct 2022Briar Cottage Milburn PENRITH CA10 1TW
Received 30 Jan 20241 MILESTONE COTTAGES, PENRITH, CA11 9NQ
Received 28 Jun 2017Roan Edge, Landfill & Recycling Facility, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AP
Received 1 Nov 2019BARN ADJACENT TO ROOKBY SCARTH, WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HU
Received 25 Jun 202020 Ruskin Drive Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2DB
Received 15 Dec 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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