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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,157 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Brigsteer Road (Phase 3) Brigsteer Road KENDAL
Received 11 Oct 20242 THORNEYCROFT COTTAGES, JOHNBY, PENRITH, CA11 0UU
Received 30 Mar 2017Chapel Howe Sebergham CARLISLE CA5 7DY
Received 2 Jul 202534 Kennedy Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 9EA
Received 19 Oct 2020COLBY HOUSE, BERRIER ROAD, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0UB
Received 15 Nov 2016Sunny Mount Long Marton APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6BU
Received 31 Jul 202623 MONNINGTON WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8QJ
Received 9 Aug 20163 Blencathra Gardens KENDAL LA9 7HL
Received 23 May 20245 Quines Court, Burlington Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7TR
Received 24 Nov 2017LAND BETWEEN SANDIE BRIG AND TRAEMAR, BRAMPTON, APPLEBY
Received 17 Mar 2022Eden Barn, Eden Mount, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6BZ
Received 26 Oct 2016Unit 12 - 13, Beezon Road Trading Estate, KENDAL, LA9 6BW
Received 9 Aug 20197 Oak Tree Road, KENDAL, LA9 6AN
Received 22 Dec 2021HAZEL DENE, STATION ROAD, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QF
Received 1 Jun 2017BLACK LEASES HOLIDAY PARK, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1XS
Received 13 May 2022Stoney Cragg Farm, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PS
Received 15 Jul 2019LAND IN FRONT OF PINLEY COTTAGE, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DF
Received 29 Jan 2016RAVENSWOOD, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HN
Received 10 Aug 2021Barn of Caton Lane Flookburgh GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11
Received 9 Jun 202516 Hazelwood, KENDAL, LA9 5EE
Received 18 Dec 2018Childrens Play Area, Paddock Drive, KENDAL, LA9 5FH
Received 21 Jun 2023BLOSSOM BARN, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 0JD
Received 10 Sept 2018THE GRANARY, SILVER STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4RB
Received 20 Dec 2016Enyeat Road, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HD
Received 23 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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