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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Merchants Row Faraday Road Kirkby Stephen CA17 4AU
Received 29 Nov 2024Former Natwest Building Society Bank Main Street GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6DP
Received 14 Jun 2024PEMBROKE HOUSE, BROUGHAM, PENRITH, CA10 2DE
Received 24 Aug 20171 SUNSET VIEW, ALSTON, CA9 3JH
Received 17 Jun 2022Havercroft, Dugg Hill, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EF
Received 5 Sept 2018Three Mile, Killington, CARNFORTH, LA6 2HB
Received 8 Oct 2019Willowsway Lodge, Willowsway Country Estate, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 18 Sept 2020Garth Nook, Soutergate, ULVERSTON, LA17 7TW
Received 8 Jun 20165 Hillcrest Drive, Slackhead, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BB
Received 18 Jan 2021Aldenstone Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Received 30 Jul 2025TOWN END, PENRUDDOCK, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 0RD
Received 25 Jul 20226 Spring Vale, Swarthmoor, ULVERSTON, LA12 0XA
Received 20 May 2019SITE ADJ MISSION ROOM, KNOCK, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DN
Received 8 Feb 201628 SALKELD ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8RA
Received 16 Aug 2018Part of field 5334, Newland, ULVERSTON
Received 24 Apr 20197 & 8 DOOMGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RB
Received 29 Oct 2021Redundant garages on Back Ford Park, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JW
Received 3 Jun 2020SPAR SHOP, 36 - 40 BURROWGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7TA
Received 8 Feb 2022Little Deepthwaite Farm, Woodhouse, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NQ
Received 28 Oct 2016High Gateside Farm, Beckside, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7SN
Received 20 Oct 2021Land off Stonebarrow Lane, Urswick, ULVERSTON, Cumbria
Received 28 Sept 201514 Springfield, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0BT
Received 5 May 2021JULIAN BOWER FARM, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AR
Received 28 Aug 2015Land between Burton Road & Natland Road KENDAL LA9
Received 19 May 2026Records 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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