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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,149 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Cumberland Close Clifton PENRITH CA10 2EN
Received 7 May 202616 Main Street, Loppergarth, PENNINGTON, LA12 0JN
Received 21 Feb 2022PLOT 6C & 6B NORTH LAKES BUSINESS PARK, GREEN LANE, FLUSCO, PENRITH, CA11 0JG
Received 30 Apr 20182 Doomgate APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6RB
Received 19 Feb 2024THE BRIDGE, WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7QY
Received 16 Dec 2019The Shieling, Eden Park Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BW
Received 15 Oct 2020BRACKENBER HOUSE, BRACKENBER, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LP
Received 7 Jan 2021Laurel Bank Fell Lane Penrith CA11 8AA
Received 15 May 2024HORSE AND WAGON CARAVAN PARK, NENTSBURY, ALSTON, CA9 3LH
Received 4 Feb 20223 Church Street, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FF
Received 23 Nov 2018Farnaby Dyke, Underhill, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8PH
Received 19 Jul 20214 Hill Close, KENDAL, LA9 5LW
Received 23 Apr 2018Aurora Park, Scales, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PF
Received 11 Jun 2020HIGH MILL, NORTHERN UNITS, THE BUTTS, ALSTON, CUMBRIA
Received 2 May 2022Limefoot Middleshaw KENDAL LA8 0LZ
Received 12 Dec 2023Land adjacent Joiners Workshop, Low Mill Business Park, ULVERSTON, LA12 9EE
Received 19 Aug 2019Riverside Cottage, Sedgwick, KENDAL, LA8 0JZ
Received 10 Mar 201637 Main Street Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AH
Received 4 Jun 20269 Charney Court, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6DL
Received 12 Aug 20208 Back Lane KENDAL LA9 7AW
Received 24 Mar 20251 TUFTON MEWS, BOROUGHGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XA
Received 6 Dec 201832 Aynam Road KENDAL LA9 7DW
Received 20 May 2024FARNBURY FARM, ALSTON, CA9 3DA
Received 2 Aug 2021LAND ADJACENT TO SALKELD ROAD, FAIRHILL, PENRITH
Received 8 Dec 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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