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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,159 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Beehive Business Park, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NJ
Received 18 Jun 20209 Beech Bank, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EZ
Received 22 Aug 20187 Dove Cottages, Sizergh, KENDAL, LA8 8DY
Received 12 Apr 2017FAIRVIEW, HILTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LU
Received 2 Aug 2021FOG CLOSE FARM, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1JG
Received 23 Jul 2018BELDY HOUSE, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3DH
Received 6 Jul 2020Limekiln Nook Sebergham CARLISLE CA5 7DY
Received 19 Feb 2025GREYSTOKE CASTLE, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0TG
Received 7 Sept 2023Stainmore Cafe The Old Cafe North Stainmore KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4EU
Received 15 Aug 2025BUCKLES FARM, BARRAS, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4ES
Received 21 Sept 202393 Lowther Street Penrith CA11 7UW
Received 20 Mar 202645 Horncop Lane, KENDAL, LA9 4SR
Received 8 Mar 20198 MANOR PARK, CARLETON, PENRITH, CA11 8AL
Received 18 Dec 2017LAITHA, BOLTON, APPLEBY, CA16 6AY
Received 8 Nov 2019COATLITH HILL FARM, ALSTON, CA9 3JZ
Received 27 Aug 201920 Castle Rise, KENDAL, LA9 7BQ
Received 19 Dec 2016CROSS KEYS, HILTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LU
Received 27 Jan 2020PINFOLD COTTAGE, CROSBY RAVENSWORTH, PENRITH, CA10 3JP
Received 3 Dec 201537 Stricklandgate KENDAL LA9 4LT
Received 14 Sept 2026Field north east of Squirrels Drey KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7TS
Received 10 Jun 202413 BOROUGHGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XF
Received 15 Jul 20211 & 2 ROANS FARM, MAULDS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3HU
Received 21 Oct 20224 Richmond Terrace, ULVERSTON, LA12 0BU
Received 29 Mar 2019MOOR HOUSE, ORTON, PENRITH, CA10 3SA
Received 13 Feb 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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