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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Porsche Centre, Longpool, Shap Road, KENDAL, LA9 6BX
Received 9 May 20223 Tenterfield, Brigsteer Road, KENDAL, LA9 5EA
Received 11 May 2020HOLLY HOUSE, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DF
Received 1 Nov 2019Kents Bank Station Kirkhead Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7BG
Received 17 Jun 2024SYCAMORE HOUSE, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0PJ
Received 30 Apr 2018SPAR HOUSE, MAIN STREET, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3NU
Received 9 May 2022Archway Veterinary Practice, The Stables, Station Square, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6EH
Received 24 Jul 2018Guard Hill Lane, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7JX
Received 16 Feb 2022South Whinfell Farm Melkinthorpe Penrith CA10 2DS
Received 28 Sept 2026EAMONT CROFT, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0DQ
Received 9 Feb 2016Morrisons, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Received 23 Feb 2017Poole Townsend, 1 County Square, ULVERSTON, LA12 7LZ
Received 5 Jul 2019LAND ADJ HARBERRY, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1JL
Received 11 Oct 2017Kendal United Football Club Castle Grove KENDAL LA9 7AY
Received 28 May 2026LAND ADJACENT TO WALMAR, CROFT HEAD, SOCKBRIDGE, PENRITH
Received 6 Jul 201813 Market Place KENDAL LA9 4TN
Received 15 Feb 20245 NEW FOUNTAIN INN YARD, MARKET STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QS
Received 9 Mar 2015Barn at Back Lane, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 7EH
Received 7 Dec 201511 Low Cottages, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HB
Received 30 Oct 2020Unit B1 (Postal address is Starbucks Unit 2 Beehive Business Park, Thomas Way, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 7TW
Received 4 Apr 2023GILLSES FARM, SOUTH STAINMORE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DJ
Received 7 Jun 20171-2 Forest Mount Wordsworth Street Penrith CA11 7QZ
Received 4 Jun 2025CARROCK HOUSE, HOW HILL, HUTTON ROOF, CA11 0XY
Received 27 Jul 202025 Kendal Green, KENDAL, LA9 5PN
Received 1 Jun 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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