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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,230 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Ivy House Stables Skelton Penrith CA11 9UB
Received 28 Nov 202564 Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4TF
Received 27 Mar 2017EDEN GROVE, BOLTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6FT
Received 13 Jan 2022CROWDUNDLE, MILBURN, PENRITH, CA10 1TN
Received 4 Jun 2021Willow Cottage Tirril PENRITH CA10 2JF
Received 12 May 202670 Sunderland Terrace, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JY
Received 17 Aug 2016Riggs House, Cocking Yard, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1LZ
Received 9 Sept 2021ALLENDALE, HARTLEY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4JJ
Received 28 Aug 2015Clare House Hotel Park Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7HQ
Received 5 Sept 2025Coach House, Winder Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LE
Received 23 Mar 202116 Main Street Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AE
Received 28 Aug 2024FIELD NORTH OF SUMMERHILL, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0QE
Received 3 Aug 2021LAND ADJACENT TO 2 HOLMEGARTH, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AQ
Received 28 Feb 201911 Mount Barnard View ULVERSTON LA12 9JX
Received 1 Jun 2026Junction of Valley Drive & Birbeck Close KENDAL LA9 7AQ
Received 18 Jul 2025Netherhouses Farm, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PR
Received 11 Mar 2022GARDEN COTTAGE, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SX
Received 21 Dec 2018Car Park Ford Park ULVERSTON LA12 7JP
Received 3 Jun 2026Land off Pennington Lane Pennington ULVERSTON LA12 0RR
Received 11 Mar 2024Barrow Coombe APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6AA
Received 26 Feb 2024OAKLANDS COUNTRY PARK, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DH
Received 24 Jun 2021ARMATHWAITE MANOR, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9PY
Received 15 Nov 2021LAND ADJACENT TO COOPERS CLOSE, HIGH HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0JD
Received 9 Feb 2017HOLLY COTTAGE, BACK LANE, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1LW
Received 2 Apr 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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