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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,137 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Queen Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AX
Received 2 Jul 20189 JUBILEE LODGE, BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 7SQ
Received 28 Sept 2020The Hyning Estate, Grayrigg, KENDAL, LA8 9BX
Received 30 May 202213 Sunnyside KENDAL LA9 7DJ
Received 21 Jul 202562 BOROUGHGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XG
Received 22 Feb 202335 Rinkfield, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 7LN
Received 17 Nov 2022CHESTNUT VIEW, CULGAITH, CA10 1QL
Received 6 Dec 2018HOLLINS VIEW FARM, BROUGH SOWERBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DF
Received 9 Feb 2022Brooklyn, Morecambe Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9BL
Received 8 Jul 2019Green Haven, Windermere Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EG
Received 8 Feb 2019Benson Hall, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8NZ
Received 30 Oct 2018Caversfield, Woodhouse Lane, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EW
Received 25 Sept 2017Saughall, Rosside, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NR
Received 25 May 202218 Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4SX
Received 8 Mar 2018Land at former Cedar House School, Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2HW
Received 4 Apr 2016TRACK APPROX 500M NW OF PLANTATION NOOK, PLANTATION NOOK, CROGLIN, CARLISLE, CA4 9RT
Received 14 Jun 2022Ousby Moor Hunsonby Penrith CA10 1PA
Received 27 Mar 2024LAND OFF GREENBANK ROAD, EDEN BUSINESS PARK, PENRITH, CA11 9FB
Received 15 Apr 2020Land North of Rosgill Head Rosgill Penrith CA10 2X
Received 15 Sept 2026Land adjacent to Rivers Mint and Kent extending from adjacent to Lakeland Distribution Centre to Helsington Mills, KENDAL
Received 19 Jul 202213 Winstanley Place Bowston KENDAL LA8 9HF
Received 11 Jan 2024HILL TOP COTTAGE, BONGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HW
Received 21 Jul 2021108 Stainbank Road Kendal LA9 5BE
Received 18 Nov 2025LAND AT HOLLY BUSH, LONGDALES, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9SH
Received 31 Jul 2017Records 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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