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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 BETWEEN MANATEE AND BEACON VIEW, LITTLE SALKELD, PENRITH, CA10 1NN
Received 7 Oct 2019Harworth, Town Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EY
Received 12 Jun 2019Haybergill Centre Hayber Lane Warcop Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6NP
Received 10 Feb 2026Medical Centre at Sedbergh Preparatory School (YDNP), Casterton, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA6 2SG
Received 19 Jan 20162 Kentsford Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 7AP
Received 6 Apr 2023LAND AT RISING SUN, CROFT ENDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JL
Received 13 Dec 2019Sarah Bank, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PQ
Received 17 Nov 201612 Church Terrace Shap PENRITH CA10 3LA
Received 9 Aug 2024BIRCH HOUSE, NORTH LAKES BUSINESS PARK, FLUSCO, CA11 0JG
Received 1 Apr 2021Old Spade Forge, Rosside, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NS
Received 6 Dec 2018Two Acres Force Lane Levens KENDAL LA8 8ED
Received 7 Jun 2024Land south & east of Milnthorpe Beetham Road MILNTHORPE LA7
Received 20 Nov 2024Brantscar, Groffa Crag, Gawthwaite, Ulverston, LA12 7TA
Received 2 Mar 201613 Low Farm Langwathby Penrith CA10 1NH
Received 15 Dec 2025ULLSWATER HEIGHTS HOLIDAY HOME AND LODGE PARK, FLUSCO, NEWBIGGIN, PENRITH, CA11 0JB
Received 24 Apr 2019PLOT 2, WINSKILL, PENRITH, CA10 1PD
Received 15 Nov 2016LAND TO REAR OF THORN LODGE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 26 Jun 2017SHOP, NEW ROAD, BROUGH, CA17 4AS
Received 15 Feb 2023LAND ADJACENT TO RAVENBRIDGE, RENWICK, CA10 1JZ
Received 22 Apr 202135 Dugg Hill, HEVERSHAM, LA7 7EF
Received 23 Jan 201738 - 39 GREAT DOCKRAY, PENRITH, CA11 7BN
Received 1 Dec 2021SHED ADJ THE LODGE, BROCKHAM WOOD, CRACKENTHORPE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6ED
Received 15 Aug 2023HOLLY BANK HOUSE, GREAT ASBY, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HD
Received 22 Jun 2016LAND OFF BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 8QH
Received 26 Jan 2023Records 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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