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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,154 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
STONEYGARTH, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SS
Received 3 Apr 2017Kendal Rugby Union Football Club, Mint Bridge, Shap Road, KENDAL, LA9 6NY
Received 29 Aug 2022Woodlee Leighton Drive Slackhead MILNTHORPE LA7 7BE
Received 31 May 2024BECK HOUSE POULTRY UNIT, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0PY
Received 3 Jan 2020Unit 2, Beezon Road Trading Estate, KENDAL, LA9 6BW
Received 28 Feb 2023Sellet Estate, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 27 May 2020STONEYBECK INN, BOWSCAR, PENRITH, CA11 8RP
Received 11 Feb 2016Low Wood Edge Farm Haverbrack MILNTHORPE LA7 7AJ
Received 27 Jan 2025OS Field 6510 south of Fell Close, Burton Road, Oxenholme, KENDAL
Received 11 Sept 20199 Kirkbie Green, KENDAL, LA9 7AJ
Received 7 Jun 2018Westmorland Road APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6GF
Received 3 Jun 2026Land adjacent to River Kent on the west side of the Jennings Yard Footbridge KENDAL LA9 4EN
Received 2 Apr 2024MILBURN HOUSE, BOWSCAR, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 9NW
Received 29 Jan 2016Hooks Lane, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0TH
Received 26 May 2022Land adjacent to Endmoor Wastewater Treatment Works, Enyeat Road, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA7 7NW
Received 1 Jul 2019Holme House Farm, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA8 9AQ
Received 20 Apr 2023Burland Grove, Kendal, LA9 7LW
Received 11 Apr 2016Barn at Pit Lane, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2NP
Received 12 Feb 2018Swallowdale, 15 Woodlands Close, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7JH
Received 20 May 202164 Sunderland Terrace, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JY
Received 16 Mar 2018UNIT 3A CROSS CROFT INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HX
Received 31 May 2019Rose House Garrigill ALSTON CA9 3DU
Received 8 Jan 2024Behind 30 - 36 Kirkbie Green & Kendal Ski Club, KENDAL, LA9 7AJ
Received 11 Nov 2019ROTHERHAM GREEN, GARLAND LANE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NB
Received 27 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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