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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,208 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
16/18 Union Street, Ulverston, LA12 7HT
Received 9 May 2016High Trees, Leighton Drive, Slackhead, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BE
Received 21 Dec 20203a Cornmarket PENRITH CA11 7DA
Received 8 Aug 2024Greenlands Langwathby PENRITH CA10 1NU
Received 22 Feb 2024Raised verge between carriageway and footpath on Silverdale Road, to the rear of 21 Inglemere Drive, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0BX
Received 20 Sept 2023The Knott, Station Lane, BURTON-IN-KENDAL, LA6 1HS
Received 3 Dec 2020Grange View, Far Close Drive, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0BG
Received 14 Apr 2020The Woodlands Woodlands Drive Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7PZ
Received 4 Dec 2025Land to the South of Ashes Farm, Spark Bridge, ULVERSTON, LA12 7SR
Received 20 Jul 2022Moss House, Moss Lane, BURTON IN KENDAL, LA5 9RP
Received 20 Jun 201644 Larch Grove KENDAL LA9 6AU
Received 16 Oct 2024GREY GOAT, SANDGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7TH
Received 24 Jun 2016Land at Beech Hill, 53 Carter Road, Kents Bank, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7AG
Received 17 Aug 2016Land North of High Hesket C Of E School High Hesket CARLISLE CA4 0HU
Received 11 Nov 20242 FRIARS TERRACE, PENRITH, CA11 8DD
Received 9 Nov 2015MIDDLE FARM, LAITHES, PENRITH, CA11 0AW
Received 20 Dec 2022BEACON BANK, BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 7BD
Received 9 Jun 2017Sowerby Hall Hutton Roof PENRITH CA11 0XY
Received 17 May 20241 CUMBERLAND CLOSE, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EN
Received 29 May 2018Mull House Charney Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6BP
Received 10 May 2024High Stone, Shawfield Road, Baycliff, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RG
Received 5 Sept 2022BRIDGE END FARM, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1UZ
Received 15 Aug 2016Outerthwaite Farm, Allithwaite Road, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JP
Received 29 May 2019Manjushri KMC, Conishead Priory, Priory Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QQ
Received 29 Jun 2021Records 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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