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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,203 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
SITE OFF MARDALE ROAD, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 9EH
Received 28 Jun 2017ASHMONT, GRAHAM STREET, PENRITH, CA11 9LG
Received 6 Oct 2016Former Royal British Legion, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7EY
Received 5 Oct 20176 Haverflatts Lane, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7PS
Received 15 Aug 2017Shearman House Benson Row PENRITH CA11 7YW
Received 9 Sept 2024BROOK HOUSE, CROSBY RAVENSWORTH, PENRITH, CA10 3JP
Received 12 Oct 2015RAWCROFT, 46 ARTHUR STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7TU
Received 1 Oct 2020Castle Mills Business Park, Aynam Road, KENDAL, LA9 7DE
Received 3 Oct 20221 Thompson Fold Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 2PP
Received 1 Jul 2024Vacant land between 27 and 33 Watery Lane ULVERSTON LA12 9DD
Received 17 Jul 2024Land off Underbarrow Road KENDAL LA9 5RS
Received 22 Jul 2026Sellet Hall Stainton KENDAL LA8 0LE
Received 23 Dec 202534 A Greenside, KENDAL, LA9 4LD
Received 27 Apr 2017PINE LODGE, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9UB
Received 15 Jun 2020Mid Town House, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SP
Received 22 Jul 2019Helme Foot, Helm Lane, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7PS
Received 19 Apr 2022Sand Aire House Stramongate KENDAL LA9 4UA
Received 12 Feb 2025Burneside Mill, Burneside, Cumbria, LA9 6PZ
Received 22 Sept 2015Fairway Arthur Street PENRITH CA11 7TX
Received 19 Dec 2025OLD STATION YARD, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1UZ
Received 14 Jan 2021BONNYGATE FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Received 28 May 2019Land adjacent to River Kent at Stockbeck and Gooseholme Park, KENDAL
Received 13 Apr 20231 Heversham Gardens, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7RA
Received 9 Jan 20233 Carus Gardens, KENDAL, LA9 6EB
Received 17 Aug 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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