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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,151 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
MIDTOWN FARM, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HR
Received 25 Jan 2021LAND AT RAVENSTONE MANOR, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HB
Received 1 Jul 2016Valhalla Newbiggin PENRITH CA11 0HP
Received 6 Aug 20266 Langdale Crescent Kendal LA9 6JU
Received 29 Jul 2025Middle Birkby Farm, Cark-In-Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7NP
Received 13 Feb 2023Hill Crest, Leasgill, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FG
Received 19 Mar 2019Board & Elbow 11 Cornmarket Penrith CA11 7DA
Received 18 Nov 202423 The Drive, ULVERSTON, LA12 0DT
Received 26 Apr 2016Empsom Hill Kendal Green KENDAL LA9 5PT
Received 29 Nov 2024Albion Buildings Sandes Avenue KENDAL LA9 4LL
Received 25 Feb 2025Guides Farm, Cart Lane, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AF
Received 29 Sept 2022FAR BANK END, COUPLAND BECK, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LN
Received 8 Aug 2016THE WATERMILL, LITTLE SALKELD, PENRITH, CA10 1NN
Received 25 Feb 2021FORMER NEWTON RIGG CAMPUS, NEWTON RIGG, PENRITH, CA11 0AH
Received 19 Sept 2023PENNINE COTTAGE, SCAUR LANE, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AH
Received 16 Aug 2018E Redmayne & Son, Gatebeck Depot, Gatebeck Lane, KENDAL, LA8 0HR
Received 16 Mar 2017Fieldbeck, Barn Garth, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PP
Received 23 Jan 2023Hill View, The Causeway, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PW
Received 4 Jan 202317 Anchorite Road, KENDAL, LA9 5NQ
Received 3 Feb 2021Westmorland Road APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6SD
Received 2 Aug 2024Rowe End Cottage, Pennington, ULVERSTON, LA12 0RP
Received 25 May 202315 REDHILLS BUSINESS PARK, REDHILLS, PENRITH, CA11 0DT
Received 30 May 2017Fairways, Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AQ
Received 13 Mar 2019The Vicarage, Woodhouse Lane, Heversham, Cumbria, LA7 7EW
Received 31 Oct 2016Records 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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