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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 at Newby Head Farm Newby PENRITH CA10 3EX
Received 3 May 2024Land at Croft Field Farm Ulverston Road Gleaston ULVERSTON LA12 0PZ
Received 13 May 2025SAND HILL, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1EN
Received 12 Oct 2022The Moorings, Canal Foot, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 9EN
Received 7 Nov 2022Hazelbank Lazonby Penrith CA10 1AT
Received 23 Jul 20252 Eller Raise KENDAL LA9 6AB
Received 18 Sept 2026AUGILL HOUSE, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DX
Received 10 Jul 2023Jenkin Cragg Farm, Fowl Ing Lane, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 6PH
Received 7 Apr 2022The Cottage, 102 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4PU
Received 6 Sept 2017Land at Hillside Cottage, Gawthwaite, ULVERSTON, LA12 8EU
Received 1 Feb 20213 Bankfield, KENDAL, LA9 5DR
Received 24 Apr 2021Stonecross Mansion, Daltongate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AJ
Received 3 Aug 2020Edenbank Temple Sowerby Penrith CA10 1RR
Received 13 Nov 2023Building Plot, Hill Crest, Mount Pleasant, Greenodd, ULVERSTON, LA12 7RJ
Received 20 Jul 2018The Beeches Natland Road KENDAL LA9 7LH
Received 27 Aug 202416 BROUGHAM HALL GARDENS, BROUGHAM, PENRITH, CA10 2DB
Received 4 Mar 2021KNOCK CROSS, KNOCK, APPLEBY, CA16 6DT
Received 10 Apr 2017Toll Bar Cottage, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AW
Received 13 Aug 201820 Carter Road, Kents Bank, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AS
Received 3 Oct 20225 A Park House, Fernhill Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JD
Received 28 Jul 202364 Hayclose Road, KENDAL, LA9 7NE
Received 10 Jul 2020LAND NEAR BECK MILL, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1NZ
Received 20 May 2016Station House Station Road Cliburn Penrith CA10 3AE
Received 1 Sept 2025Rockdene, Plantation Bridge, KENDAL, LA8 9JA
Received 21 Mar 2022Records 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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