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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,229 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
LOW OUTWOOD ARTHUR STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7TX
Received 5 Jul 2019Appletree School, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QS
Received 16 Oct 2023GREENSHED, AYLE CROSSROADS, CLARGHYLL, ALSTON, CA9 3NF
Received 20 Apr 2020Rainbow Cottage Soulby KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4PJ
Received 12 May 2026Rawes Farm Melkinthorpe PENRITH CA10 2DR
Received 7 Jun 20246 Lune Close, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DA
Received 31 Oct 202220 FOSTER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7PA
Received 15 May 2017Old Bakehouse Main Street Greenodd ULVERSTON LA12 7QZ
Received 28 Apr 2026The Croft Cow Brow Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 1PJ
Received 20 Aug 2025LAND AT THE MAINS, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EP
Received 22 Oct 2015Stramongate Primary School, Blackhall Road, Kendal, LA9 4BT
Received 23 May 201611 Mounts Meadow Close Gleaston ULVERSTON LA12 0RL
Received 23 Apr 2024GENERAL WOLFE, 6 - 7 LITTLE DOCKRAY, PENRITH, CA11 7HL
Received 2 May 2023RISING SUN CARAVAN PARK, CROFT ENDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JL
Received 7 Mar 2022Stoney Cragg Farm, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PS
Received 7 Mar 2023Prizet Filling Station Northbound Helsington KENDAL LA8 8AA
Received 3 Jun 2024Adjacent Stepping Stones 55 Redhills Road Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0AT
Received 21 Nov 2023Back Field Brougham PENRITH CA10 2DE
Received 24 Jun 2024108 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4PU
Received 25 Jul 201629 Paddock Way, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7JJ
Received 22 Mar 2019LOW ABBEY FARM, CROSS END, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1XR
Received 30 Mar 2015Dunroamin, 2 Bank Top Close, Cark-In-Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7PU
Received 6 Dec 201915 BALMORAL CLOSE, PENRITH, CA11 9BJ
Received 17 Sept 201561 Castle Grove, Kendal, LA9 7BE
Received 22 Dec 2015Records 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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