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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land off Oxenholme Road, KENDAL, LA9 7TA
Received 16 May 20182 HOLLY CLOSE, PENRITH, CA11 8UP
Received 22 May 20156 Park Garth, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PL
Received 19 Oct 2017Plot C Holme House Farm, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA8 9AQ
Received 4 May 2021MOBILE HOME, OLD SHAP WELLS COTTAGE, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3QX
Received 17 Aug 2022LAND OPPOSITE WREAY VILLA, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3LB
Received 31 Jul 20205 Bongate Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6UE
Received 25 Apr 202532 Hayclose Road, Kendal, LA9 7NE
Received 27 Oct 20162 Gunpowder Site Works, Sedgwick, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 0JZ
Received 6 Feb 2023ALDI, GIBRALTAR & UNIT 1 SEDAN BUILDINGS, CAVENDISH WAY, PENRITH, CA11 7GS
Received 1 Nov 2021Land opposite Meadow View, Selside, KENDAL, LA8 9DS
Received 22 Nov 2022Barn opposite High Farm Spring Bank Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6HA
Received 25 Mar 2025Land at Corner of Arnside Lane, Hale, CUMBRIA, LA7 7BL
Received 29 Apr 2016CENTER PARCS, WHINFELL FOREST VILLAGE, WHINFELL, PENRITH, CA10 2DW
Received 14 Nov 2019LAND AT MELMERBY HALL, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HB
Received 11 Jul 201618 New Shambles, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4TS
Received 19 Oct 2015Land opposite Sunnymead Garth Heads Road APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6UD
Received 4 Sept 2025Gatebeck Farm, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HW
Received 13 Feb 2019MIDTOWN FARM, REAGILL, PENRITH, CA10 3ER
Received 16 Sept 201614 Lumley Road KENDAL LA9 5HT
Received 14 Aug 2024J Morgan & Sons Canal Side ULVERSTON LA12 9ER
Received 7 Nov 202541 Natland Road, KENDAL, LA9 7LR
Received 25 Jun 2020Rheged Discovery Centre Redhills Lane Redhills PENRITH CA11 0DQ
Received 2 Aug 2024Queen Katherine School, Appleby Road, KENDAL, LA9 6PJ
Received 22 Dec 2016Records 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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