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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,183 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Petteril Grange Farm Southwaite CARLISLE CA4 0LZ
Received 3 Sept 202549 Beech Drive, ULVERSTON, LA12 9EX
Received 21 Oct 20197 STATION ROAD, PENRUDDOCK, PENRITH, CA11 0RR
Received 24 May 2017Plumpton near A590, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7SJ
Received 23 Apr 2020Church on Allithwaite Road, Flookburgh, Cumbria, LA11 7JR
Received 26 Jun 2015Crossfell View Winskill Penrith CA10 1PD
Received 13 Sept 2024Dinglefield Moor Lane Brougham Penrith CA10 2DF
Received 19 Jan 2026FORMER GOODS SHED PENNINE VIEW PARK, STATION ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4SZ
Received 25 Oct 2017Workshop No. 2, Canal Head South, KENDAL, LA9 7BZ
Received 2 Dec 2021Kent Lea, Kentrigg, KENDAL, LA9 6EE
Received 16 Nov 2017YEW TREES, ALSTON, CA9 3EL
Received 11 Mar 20223 The Flags Ford Road Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6PN
Received 8 Jul 2024Stonecross Mansions, Daltongate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7RY
Received 12 Mar 2020Lonsdale Hall, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2NP
Received 18 Nov 202013 poles to be placed east of Guides Cottage Flookburgh GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7LD
Received 11 Mar 2024GARTH COTTAGE, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9PP
Received 17 Aug 2018The Armoury Holme Street APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6QU
Received 11 Jun 2026YANWATH C P SCHOOL, ASKHAM ROAD, YANWATH, PENRITH, CA10 2LA
Received 2 Oct 201832 Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4SX
Received 26 Apr 2017Ulverston Library, Kings Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 0BT
Received 20 Apr 2022Stubb Farm, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0EP
Received 18 Jul 2023Land at The Grange, KIRKBY IN FURNESS, LA17 7TS
Received 11 Aug 2016Sandgate Caravan Park, Access Road To Sand Gate From Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LD
Received 12 Aug 2021Condensergapp Bongate APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6HW
Received 8 Aug 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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