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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,168 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Received 24 Jun 2026Land at Warth Hill, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HY
Received 26 Jan 2021Holme House Holme Island Grange-over-sands Cumbria LA11 6QY
Received 21 Jan 2025SCHOOL HOUSE, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DF
Received 6 Jul 2021Yew Tree Cottage, Barn Garth, Cartmel, Grange Over Sands, LA11 6PP
Received 5 Aug 2016Orchard Wood, The Orchards, ULVERSTON, LA12 9DS
Received 10 Sept 2019Morrisons Supermarkets plc, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Received 8 Mar 2019Kendal Nutricare Ltd Farley Health Products Ltd Lake District Business Park Mint Bridge Road KENDAL LA9 6NL
Received 21 Feb 20238 High Fellside, KENDAL, LA9 4JG
Received 14 Nov 2017Formerly The Coot, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SP
Received 3 May 201726 Thorpefield Sockbridge Penrith CA10 2JN
Received 19 Nov 2024LAND OFF C3036, GREYSTOKE GILL, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH
Received 2 Sept 2015MOOR HOUSE, ORTON, PENRITH, CA10 3SA
Received 23 Jul 2020Land Opposite Kent House,, Steeles Row, Burneside, KENDAL, LA9 6PY
Received 8 Mar 2023Hillside, Woodhouse Lane, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EW
Received 7 Aug 2019Mast near Foulstone Farm, LUPTON, LA6 2PP
Received 17 Mar 2016The Shielings High Knott Road Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0AW
Received 7 Jan 2025Crossfields Wood, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AT
Received 30 Aug 2023118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE
Received 16 Oct 20257 Fell Cottages Grange Fell Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6AH
Received 29 Jun 2026Silver Holme, Albert Road, GRANGEOVER-SANDS, LA11 7EZ
Received 17 Mar 2021Skirsgill Lodge Redhills Lane Redhills Penrith CA11 0DT
Received 9 Apr 2025MALLARD HOUSE, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QE
Received 3 Oct 2018Amenity land to the rear of,8a Castle Park, Kendal, LA9 7AX
Received 20 Aug 2015Records 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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