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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,174 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Whinfield Farm, Lindal, ULVERSTON, LA12 0LE
Received 5 Jul 2022Bowland Park, Stockbridge Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NN
Received 15 Jul 201910 Crown Square PENRITH CA11 7AB
Received 27 Aug 2024CAUSEWAY HOUSE, CARLETON, CARLISLE, CA4 0DA
Received 6 Nov 20194 DRAWBRIGGS MOUNT, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HL
Received 18 Jul 20237 SOCKBRIDGE DRIVE, SOCKBRIDGE, PENRITH, CA10 2JP
Received 3 Jan 2023Low House, New Hutton, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 0AZ
Received 13 Apr 2022IVY HOUSE FARM, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3DU
Received 13 Jan 20235 Station Lane, BURTON IN KENDAL, LA6 1HT
Received 5 Oct 2018Wharley Croft Dufton Appleby in Westmorland CA16 6SN
Received 16 Dec 202527 MACADAM GARDENS, PENRITH, CA11 9HS
Received 1 Apr 2021STATION VIEW, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 26 Jun 202322 ROMAN ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8DZ
Received 26 Jul 20176 Haygarth Court, KENDAL, LA9 4JF
Received 22 Aug 2016HILLTOP FARM BARN, COLBY, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BD
Received 23 Apr 2018The Stephenson Centre, Ann Street, KENDAL, LA9 6AA
Received 11 Jan 20231 RAILWAY COTTAGES, BLENCOW, PENRITH, CA11 0DE
Received 18 Mar 2019Land to the North of Little Salkeld Little Salkeld Penrith
Received 22 Apr 2025Land west of Oxenholme Road, KENDAL, LA9 7RG
Received 26 Oct 2017County Hall, Busher Walk, KENDAL, LA9 4RQ
Received 20 Apr 2022SOUTH DYKE FARM, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9LL
Received 19 Sept 2018Barn at End of Shortbutts Lane, Hutton Roof, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PG
Received 10 Sept 20201 EDEN GATE, WARCOP, CA16 6PL
Received 14 May 202023 CYPRESS WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8UN
Received 21 Apr 2022Records 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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