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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 The Old Woodyard, High Tenterfell, KENDAL, LA9 4PZ
Received 21 Jun 2023The Cottage Bishop Yards PENRITH CA11 7XU
Received 2 Dec 20244 STRICKLAND HOUSE, CORNEY SQUARE, PENRITH, CA11 7PX
Received 2 Feb 2016Holme Bank House, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PH
Received 24 Nov 2015Land East of B6412 & North of Gale House Great Salkeld PENRITH CA11 9NA
Received 4 Mar 20241 Greengate Gardens Levens KENDAL LA8 8QL
Received 11 Aug 2026ORCHARD HOUSE, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9SQ
Received 31 May 2017Homebase, Beezon Road, KENDAL, LA9 6EL
Received 2 Oct 2020Stock Beck Pumping Station, KENDAL
Received 14 Mar 2022Rose Cottage, Preston Patrick, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7PA
Received 25 Jan 2018WIEND HOUSE, LOW WIEND, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6QP
Received 19 Apr 2017Out buildings North of White Gables, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PH
Received 29 Sept 2021Cherry Trees Hewer Hill Hesket Newmarket WIGTON CA7 8HZ
Received 2 Sept 2026RAYWOOD, FELL LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8AP
Received 19 Apr 2016Flat 1 and Flat 2, Clint House, Armathwaite, CA4 9PB
Received 23 Jun 2026SOUTH FIELD FARM, BONGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LH
Received 10 Mar 2017AIRWAVE TOWER AT ASHGILL WOOD, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3HD
Received 12 Aug 202159 Musgrave Street Penrith CA11 9AS
Received 15 May 202466 Larch Grove, KENDAL, LA9 6AX
Received 5 Jun 2019Land off Greenbank Road Eden Business Park Penrith CA11 9FB
Received 19 Feb 2026LAND ADJACENT TO CROSS CROFT, APPLEBY
Received 22 Mar 2017New Shambles entrances, Kendal, LA9 4TS
Received 8 Nov 2016Royd, Mount Pleasant, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0EW
Received 25 May 2017Milburn Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) C3004 (South of Low Street) Milburn Penrith CA10 1TL
Received 15 Dec 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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