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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,234 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Holme Park, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AE
Received 19 Sept 2019Moss Lea, Carr Bank Road, Carr Bank, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LE
Received 25 Jul 20222 Tarn Close, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HZ
Received 16 Jul 2020Lane Farm, Westmorland County Agricultural Society, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NH
Received 31 Aug 2023Prizet Filling Station Northbound, Helsington, KENDAL, LA8 8AA
Received 22 Aug 2019HAY CLOSE FARM, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9PX
Received 18 Jul 2014Stonebarn Cottage Low Galligill Nenthead ALSTON CA9 3LW
Received 2 Jan 2026Land adjacent 2 Kirkbie Green, KENDAL, LA9 7AJ
Received 24 Jan 20171 Oubas House, Oubas Hill, ULVERSTON, LA12 7LB
Received 8 Jan 2018Gaskell House Newbiggin CARNFORTH LA6 2PJ
Received 12 Sept 2025Box House Greenbank Road Eden Business Park Penrith CA11 9FB
Received 19 Jan 2024NELSON HOUSE CARPENTRY WORKSHOP, KABER, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4EF
Received 16 Jul 2018HORSESHOE LAUNDRETTE, FARADAY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QL
Received 14 Mar 2022Levens Hall, KENDAL, LA8 0PD
Received 28 Dec 20167 WOODLAND CLOSE, HACKTHORPE, PENRITH, CA10 2HY
Received 27 Jun 201626 QUEEN STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7XD
Received 1 Apr 201613 Flan Close ULVERSTON LA12 7DW
Received 6 Mar 2026Lingwood Park, Cartmel Road, GRANGE over SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 7QA
Received 14 Sept 2015Edenstones, 146 Valley Drive, KENDAL, LA9 7SE
Received 20 Jan 2020Land North of Eden Busines Park Cowper Road Penrith CA11 9FW
Received 18 Apr 2024Gaskell House Newbiggin Carnforth LA6 2PJ
Received 18 Feb 2026Hard Knotts Bungalow, Leece, ULVERSTON, LA12 0QT
Received 12 Jan 2023Fellside, Sunbrick, Ulverston, LA12 9RE
Received 29 Nov 2016White Cottage Cow Brow Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 1PQ
Received 16 Jan 2024Records 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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