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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,143 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bridge End Farm Kirkby Thore Penrith CA10 1UZ
Received 26 Feb 2024Morecambe Villa Star Street ULVERSTON LA12 7BY
Received 27 Feb 2024Wain Gap Heaves KENDAL LA8 8DX
Received 9 Apr 202497 Fairgarth Drive, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2FB
Received 19 Jan 20224 Richmond Terrace, ULVERSTON, LA12 0BU
Received 5 Sept 2019GILDERWATH, KIRKLAND ROAD, SKIRWITH, PENRITH, CA10 1RL
Received 21 Oct 2019METHODIST CHURCH, SLEAGILL, PENRITH, CA10 3HD
Received 4 Apr 202239 WETHERIGGS RISE, PENRITH, CA11 7EY
Received 26 Apr 2016RUMNEY HOUSE, HIGH STREET, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4BT
Received 17 Feb 2023LAND OFF GREENBANK ROAD, EDEN BUSINESS PARK, PENRITH, CA11 9FB
Received 22 Mar 20211 SUNNYSIDE, MAIN STREET, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3PH
Received 10 Jul 2019THE GREEN, CARLETON AVENUE, PENRITH, CA10 2AU
Received 7 Aug 2017NEWBIGGIN STATION, NEWBIGGIN, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1SY
Received 29 Jun 2023The Old Vicarage, Glebe Close, BURTON in KENDAL, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PL
Received 16 Oct 20155 DIXON COURT, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9QU
Received 15 Aug 202316 Heron Close, KENDAL, LA9 7JR
Received 16 Sept 2022SOULBY VILLAGE GREEN, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 29 Mar 2016Land at Crabtree Farm, Crabtree Lane, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PJ
Received 14 Oct 2021KIRKBY THORE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1XU
Received 30 Jun 2017Croft House, Carr Bank Road, Carr Bank, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LB
Received 17 May 2022HARCLA WATH, HARTLEY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4JH
Received 14 Feb 202016 Main Street, FLOOKBURGH, LA11 7LA
Received 8 May 2018KENNELS, THE LODGE, CRACKENTHORPE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6ED
Received 8 Dec 2021CHURCH FARM, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HR
Received 18 Sept 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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