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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,157 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Market Place, KENDAL, LA9 4TP
Received 12 Sept 2016VICTORIA COTTAGE, HUNSONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1PN
Received 22 Mar 2021HIGH MILL SITE, NORTHERN UNITS, ALSTON
Received 15 Aug 20194 poles to be placed roadside near East Plain Farm Moor Lane Flookburgh GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7LS
Received 11 Mar 2024Beehive Business Park, Thomas Way, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NJ
Received 26 Mar 2021Land adj The Pavillion Greystone House Stainton PENRITH CA11 0EF
Received 4 Feb 2025Fairfield Lodge, Priest Lane, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PY
Received 20 Apr 20216 ST. CUTHBERTS PLACE, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SP
Received 6 Apr 2020Porta Frame Barn, Thompson Fold, Lupton, KIRKBY LONSDALE, LA6 2PP
Received 25 Jul 20182 West, The Square, Burton in Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1LX
Received 22 Aug 2019Hawkswell Farm, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PP
Received 14 Jun 2016BECKSTONE BARN, NELSON HOUSE, KABER, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4EF
Received 11 Jun 201824 Appleby Road, KENDAL, LA9 6ES
Received 31 May 2016Land east of Ulverston Road Gleaston ULVERSTON LA12 0PZ
Received 14 Aug 2024Beetham Nurseries, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AP
Received 18 May 2022Willowsway Stud, Willowsway Country Estate, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 2 Nov 2022WIEND HOUSE, CHURCH BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4EJ
Received 25 Sept 2017Eden Bank Kirkoswald Penrith CA10 1EE
Received 27 Jun 2025Stribers Farm Haverthwaite ULVERSTON LA12 8PE
Received 13 Jul 2021Larch Cottage Nurseries Melkinthorpe Penrith CA10 2DR
Received 30 Apr 2025HUNTER HALL FARM, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NA
Received 5 Oct 2018Norweb Castle Green, KENDAL, LA9 6RG
Received 24 Apr 2020Low Baron Wood Farm Armathwaite CARLISLE CA4 9TW
Received 10 Jun 2026Eamont Bridge Farm Eamont Bridge Penrith CA10 2BH
Received 27 Jun 2025Records 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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