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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,152 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Holme Bank, Black Dyke Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HL
Received 19 Jul 2018Camp Site Winton Kirkby Stephen CA17 4HU
Received 13 Jul 2023Beetham C Of E School, Stanley Street, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AS
Received 13 Nov 202319 Burneside Road KENDAL LA9 4RL
Received 20 May 20245 Gillinggate, Kendal, LA9 4JE
Received 11 Oct 2016SUNSET HOUSE, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1UY
Received 12 Feb 2019LAND AT THE JUNCTION OF A6 AND B5305, NR. PENRITH
Received 3 Feb 2020South of Briar Dene Birkrigg Ulverston LA12 9SF
Received 23 Apr 2026STRICKLAND ARMS, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DF
Received 30 Oct 2016GARTH HOUSE, CRACKENTHORPE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AH
Received 9 Sept 2020Summerhill Care Home, East View, KENDAL, LA9 4JY
Received 17 Nov 2022Unit 1 Beckside Business Park, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HR
Received 19 Feb 2020TOWNHEAD FARM, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NA
Received 11 Dec 2014PLOT 5, LAND BETWEEN JOINERS CLOSE AND PARK VIEW, CATTERLEN, PENRITH
Received 15 Nov 202232 Wordsworth Street Penrith CA11 7QY
Received 5 Jan 2024Land south of Haggs Lane, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PH
Received 6 Dec 2018Land at Ghyll House Dufton APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6DB
Received 3 May 2024Arnside Chip Shop, The Promenade, Arnside, Cumbria, LA5 0HF
Received 22 Feb 20162 LABURNUM WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8UJ
Received 10 Jul 2023115 HIGH STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4SH
Received 13 Nov 2020Lowfell 2 Grange Fell Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6BJ
Received 5 May 2026Land off Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2FQ
Received 26 May 2021LAND EAST OF BRACKENBER, BRACKENBER, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LP
Received 26 Aug 2022Seahaven, Park Road, Sandside, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HW
Received 12 Apr 2018Records 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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