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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Redundant Commercial Garage, Parkhouse Way, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7DX
Received 28 Oct 2019Part of OS Field No 4639 adjacent to Hyning House, Low Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DH
Received 28 Nov 20187 Burton Park, Burton in Kendal, Cumbria, LA6 1JB
Received 6 Jul 2015PLOT 6C NORTH LAKES BUSINESS PARK, GREEN LANE, FLUSCO, PENRITH
Received 4 Sept 201712 Weston Houses, Dove Nest Lane, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HA
Received 18 Aug 2023SITE AT HARTNESS ROAD, GILWILLY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 9BD
Received 12 Jul 2016LEE SIDE COTTAGE, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3LZ
Received 15 Mar 202146-48 Central Drive, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9JN
Received 13 Nov 2015LAMONBY HALL, LAMONBY, PENRITH, CA11 9SS
Received 15 Mar 202313 DOOMGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RB
Received 14 Feb 2022FIELD AT KINGS MEABURN ROAD, COLBY, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BD
Received 13 Jun 2019ORMSIDE EDUCATION CENTRE, GREAT ORMSIDE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6EH
Received 21 Jan 2022Raines Hall, Sedgwick, KENDAL, LA8 0JH
Received 30 Nov 2020Land adjoining Gatebeck Cottages Gatebeck KENDAL LA8 0HR
Received 21 Mar 2024122 Stainbank Road KENDAL LA9 5BE
Received 5 May 20261 Kentsford House, Kentsford Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7BB
Received 7 May 2020BROCKLEBANK, HACKTHORPE, PENRITH, CA10 2HX
Received 26 Apr 20221 KELD HEAD, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EH
Received 19 Aug 202210 Wakefield Drive Endmoor Kendal LA8 0BF
Received 20 Oct 2025PADDOCK OPPOSITE STATION VIEW, CLIFTON MOOR, PENRITH, CA10 2EX
Received 13 Mar 2018Targ Brow, Robraine, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DF
Received 14 Feb 2023Centre Of Pond 32m From 6 Broom Close 29m From Broom Close Broom Close KENDAL LA9 6BN
Received 23 Jul 2025Plum Tree Cottage, Vicarage Lane, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1NW
Received 30 Jun 2021Burnleigh, 3 Garret House, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7SR
Received 22 Mar 2021Records 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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