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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,194 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Greenacre Barn, Popplemire Lane, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0NA
Received 4 Mar 2020LILAC HOUSE, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0ND
Received 9 Aug 2022Kendal United Junior Football Club, Castle Drive, KENDAL, LA9 7BN
Received 24 Jul 2019EAST HOUSE, MAIN STREET, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3NU
Received 10 Jan 2018LAND AT STEPHENSON CROFT, BOLTON, APPLEBY, CA16 6BE
Received 10 Sept 2019113 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4RF
Received 14 Apr 2021LAND ADJACENT TO OWERT DYKE, GREAT ORMSIDE, PENRITH, CA16 6EJ
Received 21 Oct 2020LAND OPPOSITE IVY HOUSE, OUSBY, PENRITH, CA10 1QA
Received 7 Jun 2018HIGHWAYS DEPOT, CHAPEL TERRACE, NENTHEAD ROAD, ALSTON, CA9 3SW
Received 20 Jul 20167 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4NB
Received 6 Feb 2020Phase 2 Plot 115, Strawberry Fields, KENDAL, LA9 7TA
Received 17 Feb 2021Cragg Foot, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8PA
Received 20 Jul 201661 Jenkin Rise, Kendal, LA9 6JN
Received 6 Feb 2017Land south of Sir John Barrow Way, ULVERSTON, LA12 9SZ
Received 28 Jun 20221 Dalton Lane, Burton-In-Kendal, KENDAL, LA6 1NG
Received 26 Nov 2019Annex to Wreaks End Farm Wreaks End Farm BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS LA20 6BS
Received 30 Oct 2024Land at Raiselands Farm PENRITH CA11 9NQ
Received 10 Apr 20241 DUNFELL VIEW, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1UT
Received 21 Apr 20167 Bective Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BG
Received 9 Jan 2023147 Windermere Road, KENDAL, LA9 5ES
Received 7 Sept 2016MEG BANK FARM, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EE
Received 29 Aug 2018Sandford House Victoria Road ULVERSTON LA12 0BY
Received 2 Jul 2025BRACKENBANK BOARDING KENNELS, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AX
Received 20 Jan 202025 CORNMARKET, PENRITH, CA11 7HS
Received 5 Jun 2015Records 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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