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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,147 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Derby Arms, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SP
Received 22 Aug 2022Town View Fields Hostel, Town View, KENDAL, LA9 4QL
Received 6 Dec 2022Higgin House, Cavendish Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AD
Received 20 Jul 2016Buildings North West of Skelsmergh Hall, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA9 6NU
Received 12 Jun 2019AMBERLEY HOUSE, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1BA
Received 15 Jan 2021Players Court Castlegate PENRITH CA11 7HZ
Received 10 Feb 2025Sand Aire House Stramongate KENDAL LA9 4UA
Received 22 Nov 2024THE ASHES, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AL
Received 30 Jun 2022MILBURN HOUSE BOWSCAR ROAD, BOWSCAR, PENRITH, CA11 9NW
Received 23 Mar 2022TRAINRIGGS, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3LG
Received 13 Mar 2018Land south of 8 Cross Lane Court, Cross Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 9DQ
Received 26 Jan 202278 Jutland Avenue, Ravenstown, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 7LQ
Received 8 Nov 202221 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4LY
Received 4 Jun 201922 Graythwaite Court, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7BN
Received 10 Mar 2016LEITH CLOSE, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AG
Received 9 Dec 201681 Helmside Road, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA9 7HA
Received 23 May 201910 Dallam Drive Storth MILNTHORPE LA7 7LL
Received 16 May 2024LAND BEHIND FELLSIDE, NICHOLSON LANE, PENRITH
Received 19 Apr 2016LAND OPPOSITE TOWN END, LAITHES, PENRITH
Received 18 Jan 2023Land at Hartside Summit Alston CA9 3BW
Received 20 Dec 2023Ullswater Heights, HOLIDAY HOMES AND LODGE PARK, SILVER HOWE, FLUSCO, PENRITH, CA11 0JB
Received 5 Oct 20221 DOOMGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RB
Received 21 Nov 2022Land north west of Skelsmergh Hall, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 6NU
Received 30 Jun 2015FOWRASS FARM, LAITHES, PENRITH, CA11 0AN
Received 30 Apr 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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