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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,166 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
WINTON PARK BARN, APPLEBY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PG
Received 16 Dec 2015MOUNT EDEN, BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 8SW
Received 11 Aug 2017BLEATHGILL FARM, BARRAS, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4ET
Received 18 May 2020Winton House Winton Kirkby Stephen CA17 4HL
Received 9 Mar 2026The Existing base station site off Oxenholme Road, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA9 7HF
Received 28 Sept 2021Marks And Spencer Plc, Library Road, KENDAL, LA9 4QB
Received 1 Dec 20168 Silver Howe Close, KENDAL, LA9 7NW
Received 15 Feb 2022Winder House Blencow Penrith CA11 0DB
Received 1 Oct 2025REDMAYNE GARDENS, FARADAY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QL
Received 2 Jul 2015Queens Lodge, Chapel Lane, KENDAL, LA9 5LS
Received 29 Aug 2017ROSE WALK, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QL
Received 3 Oct 2018The Cottage Skelton Road Ends Skelton PENRITH CA11 9TZ
Received 19 Aug 2024Gascow Farm, Priory Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QE
Received 11 May 2021Moss House Farm, Moss Lane, Burton, CARNFORTH, LA5 9RP
Received 12 Aug 2022New House, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QQ
Received 21 Jun 2019Brae Side, Station Approach, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 0DP
Received 17 Mar 20162 PARK ROAD, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0UF
Received 7 Jul 2017SOULBY FOLD, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Received 8 Mar 2022OMEGA PROTEINS PENRITH LTD, PROCESSING PLANT, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 3 Jan 2023Field North of Glebe House Cliburn PENRITH CA10 3AE
Received 14 Aug 20252 Springfield, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7YA
Received 6 Sept 2023Hall Beck Cottage, The Old Farmhouse, The Old Forge, The Carriage House, The Tack Barn, The Bake House, The Byre & The Granary, The Hyning Estate, Grayrigg, KENDAL, LA8 9BX
Received 26 Sept 2022Saltcotes, Station Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HG
Received 12 Oct 2023Roan Edge Quarry & Inert Landfill, Killington, KENDAL, LA8 0AP
Received 16 Jan 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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