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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
151 & 153 Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4EN
Received 6 Apr 20182 Ferney Green, KENDAL, LA9 4SW
Received 3 Dec 2021Seekers Way, Beckside, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NX
Received 1 Aug 2019Church House Skelton Penrith CA11 9TE
Received 27 Mar 202438 Leighton Beck Road, Slack Head, MILNTHORPE, Cumbria, LA7 7AX
Received 23 Aug 2022Beathwaite Gardens, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8NG
Received 7 Sept 2021Road East of Hoff Lunn Hoff APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6TD
Received 21 Feb 2025BRACKENTHWAITE, MAIDENHILL, SALKELD ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8SQ
Received 2 May 2019Rose Villa, Hale, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BL
Received 18 Jun 20186 The Old Parsonage, Grange Fell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BJ
Received 20 Oct 2020SILVER YARD CAFE AND DELI, UNIT 1B SILVER YARD, ORTON, PENRITH, CA10 3RQ
Received 31 Mar 2016147 Stricklandgate KENDAL LA9 4RF
Received 28 Nov 2025Briary Bank, Grange Fell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BJ
Received 23 Aug 2022BARN ADJ. RUSHGILL HOUSE, SKELTON WOOD END, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9UB
Received 11 Sept 2018West View Blencarn PENRITH CA10 1TX
Received 17 Jun 2025Holme Bank Farm, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PH
Received 29 Apr 2022Little Hills, Garth Row, KENDAL, LA8 9AT
Received 26 Jul 20175 Rose Hill Grove, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HR
Received 13 Jan 2021LAND NORTH PENNINE CLOSE, HACKTHORPE, PENRITH
Received 20 Dec 2018LAND OFF RIDLEY COURT, PENRITH, CA11 8RT
Received 26 Jan 2018LAND ADJACENT TO BECK MILL, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1NY
Received 30 Oct 2020LAND AT BEACON FARM, EAMONT BRIDGE, PENRITH
Received 13 Sept 2017Land South of Highfield Lodge Bongate Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6UE
Received 11 Aug 2026Gascow Farm, Priory Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QE
Received 9 Jun 2020Records 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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