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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,224 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Whinfell, Woodhouse Lane, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EW
Received 2 Aug 2022Angel Inn Front Street Alston CA9 3HU
Received 7 Jul 2026GRASSGILL HOUSE, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PT
Received 21 Mar 2016The Ghyll, Brigsteer Road, KENDAL, LA9 5DY
Received 14 Oct 20161 Oxlands Station Road, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1RG
Received 8 Aug 201965 BRENTFIELD WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8DP
Received 12 Dec 2016BYEWAYS, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9UB
Received 6 Feb 202012 Castle Green Close, KENDAL, LA9 6AT
Received 30 Sept 2021Skelsmergh Hall, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA9 6NU
Received 26 Nov 2018Canal Iron Works Canal Head North KENDAL LA9 7BZ
Received 23 Sept 2024South Lakes Storage, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LS
Received 28 Apr 202162 - 64 Captain French Lane, KENDAL, LA9 4HP
Received 22 Mar 2017Millers Beck Guest House, Millbridge Lane, KENDAL, LA8 0DU
Received 14 Sept 2016Burton Deerslet, Burton in Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1JG
Received 1 Oct 2019RAILWAY STATION, CLIFFORD STREET, APPLEBY, CA16 6TT
Received 10 Jan 2017Horrace Farm Pennington ULVERSTON LA12 7SB
Received 11 Aug 2025Area proposed for the removal of c. 6m of hedge to increase existing gateway connecting the A595 road to an agricultural field Foxfield BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS LA20 6BX
Received 22 Jul 20254 Eversley House Leasgill MILNTHORPE LA7 7EY
Received 15 May 2026High House, High House Cottage, Lowgill, KENDAL, LA8 0BW
Received 22 May 2018ALLENDALE HOUSE, FRONT STREET, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9PB
Received 4 Aug 2015Crosscrake Farm, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 20 Apr 20183 Burton Mews, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7EY
Received 3 Apr 2018Kirkley, Church Walk, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 7EW
Received 9 Feb 2023Charcoal Barn, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7QG
Received 18 Jul 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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