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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,153 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND OFF CROGLAM PARK, ROWGATE, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 20 Dec 2019Lound Cottage, Garden Road, KENDAL, LA9 7ED
Received 8 Aug 2017ORCHARD HOUSE, NEWBIGGIN, PENRITH, CA11 0HT
Received 1 Sept 2020FORMER DOMESTIC GARAGE, BACK LANE, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DU
Received 18 May 20212 Lawrence Drive, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0BJ
Received 22 May 2017FERNDALE HOUSE, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AT
Received 20 Feb 20172 SEAT HILL, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1BD
Received 22 Jun 2018Cherry Bank, 7 Thornleigh Drive, Holme, Cumbria, LA6 1NQ
Received 25 Aug 2015Land at Sandy Lane Shap PENRITH CA10 3LB
Received 29 Jul 2026Side of Garages Rosemede Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DH
Received 18 Apr 2023LAND TO THE REAR OF NEWTONGATE DEPOT, NEWTON ROAD, PENRITH
Received 5 Jun 201783 Sedbergh Road, KENDAL, LA9 6BE
Received 2 May 201818 Littledale, KENDAL, LA9 7SG
Received 11 Oct 202213 Hillside, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1QD
Received 30 Aug 2022Fairfield, Sandside Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9ED
Received 25 Nov 202121 FRENCHFIELD GARDENS, PENRITH, CA11 8TX
Received 14 Feb 2022BLACKHILL LODGE STUD, BLENCARN, PENRITH, CA10 1TX
Received 16 Sept 2020Fairbank Cottage, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BD
Received 9 Aug 2019Henley Croft Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Received 17 Jun 2026ARCH COTTAGE, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AL
Received 24 Sept 2021Coastguards View, Redhills Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AT
Received 17 Oct 2023EDEN GROVE, LAUREL MOUNT, BOLTON, CA16 6AJ
Received 24 Sept 2020Appleby Grammar School Battlebarrow Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6XU
Received 9 Apr 2025Woodlands, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NJ
Received 22 May 2017Records 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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