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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,212 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
COLDBECK HOUSE, RAVENSTONEDALE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4LW
Received 11 May 2015Field west of Crag House, Dalton Lane, Burton in Kendal, CARNFORTH
Received 10 May 2019OLD COACH HOUSE, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3PW
Received 15 Nov 20212 MOOR FOOT, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EP
Received 19 Nov 2020Ling Farm Cliburn Penrith CA10 3AL
Received 6 Nov 2025IVY HOUSE, OUSBY, PENRITH, CA10 1QA
Received 8 Oct 2018Lakeland Leisure Park, Moor Lane, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LT
Received 31 Jan 2020Masonic Hall North Road Kirkby Stephen CA17 4RH
Received 20 Oct 2025Nether Hoff Farm Colby Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6BD
Received 16 Jan 2026ULLSWATER HEIGHTS, HOLIDAY HOMES AND LODGE PARK, SILVER HOWE, FLUSCO, PENRITH, CA11 0JB
Received 16 Jul 2019Unit 2A - 3, South Lakeland Retail Park, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Received 10 Oct 2022HIGH COLLEGE, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1DQ
Received 10 Jul 2023Flames, 5 - 7 New Market Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7LQ
Received 4 Nov 2015OMEGA PROTEINS, GREYSTOKE ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 15 Oct 2018APPLEBY BUSINESS CENTRE, 7 BRIDGE STREET, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6QH
Received 24 Mar 2016Morrisons Supermarket Brunswick Road Penrith CA11 7JU
Received 2 Feb 2024Site of the former Copper Dog, Hard Knotts Lane, Leece, ULVERSTON, LA12 0QP
Received 11 Apr 2023THACKMIRE, HESKET NEWMARKET, CA7 8JB
Received 30 Jun 2022Fair Lea, Station Road, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1RQ
Received 22 Nov 2021Wood End Farm, Low Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DH
Received 23 Jul 2015OLD GRANGE, WARCOP, CA16 6NX
Received 24 Aug 2020Craigsmere, 21 Briery Bank, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0DY
Received 17 Sept 2021HAWKRIGG FARM, COLBY, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BB
Received 30 May 2017Cherry Trees, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7PT
Received 19 Nov 2019Records 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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