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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
90 Ryleyfield Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7PU
Received 25 Jul 20172 Boxtree Barn, Lupton Carnforth, Cumbria, LA6 2PR
Received 11 Nov 2015BROCKLEBANK, HACKTHORPE, CA10 2HX
Received 22 Nov 2021Tearnside Hall, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PU
Received 18 Jul 202223 Underwood, Kendal, LA9 5EB
Received 25 Feb 2016Old Shippon Gatebeck KENDAL LA8 0HZ
Received 23 Apr 20252 Wordsworth Drive Kendal LA9 7JW
Received 15 May 20254 Fairview, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2HF
Received 31 Jul 2020123 Church Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7DZ
Received 24 Jun 2025Wordsworth Cottage Wordsworth Street PENRITH CA11 7QZ
Received 12 Feb 2025Moto Services Burton, Burton Services, M6 Northbound, Burton in Kendal, LA6 1JF
Received 21 Jun 2019Hale End, Hale, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BW
Received 24 Sept 201815 Green Bank, Ulverston, LA12 7HA
Received 4 Nov 201567 Silver Howe Close, KENDAL, LA9 7NW
Received 28 Mar 2019United Reform Church Lowther Street PENRITH CA11 7UW
Received 3 Dec 2024ULLSWATER HEIGHTS HOLIDAY HOME & LODGE PARK, FLUSCO, PENRITH, CA11 0JB
Received 31 May 2019St Marys Mount, Belmont, ULVERSTON, LA12 7HD
Received 8 Jan 2021ST LAWRENCE CHURCH, CROSBY RAVENSWORTH, PENRITH, CA10 3JJ
Received 4 Jan 2016Levens Hall, KENDAL, LA8 0PD
Received 13 Sept 2017Heavens View Barras Kirkby Stephen CA17 4ET
Received 13 Mar 2024LAND BETWEEN THE BUNGALOW AND BELTHWAITE, STATION ROAD, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AE
Received 4 Jul 2022Barn West of South View Barras Kirkby Stephen
Received 28 Aug 202625 QUEEN STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7XD
Received 12 Jul 2023Rosedene Leythey Lane ULVERSTON LA12 9RR
Received 5 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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