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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,237 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Airfield Approach Business Park, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7LS
Received 6 Feb 201940 Kirkbarrow, KENDAL, LA9 5DE
Received 18 Nov 2019WOODHOUSE, CATTERLEN, PENRITH, CA11 0BE
Received 14 Jan 2021WEST THORPE, THE THORPE, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0TJ
Received 24 Sept 2018North and East Barns, Blawith Farm, Lindale Road, GRANGE over SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 6ET
Received 9 Sept 2015Land East of New Hutton & Millholme, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0NS
Received 8 Aug 2018CHAPEL COTTAGE, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QW
Received 28 Feb 2019KIRKBY THORE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1XU
Received 2 Mar 20185 - 7 Canal Head South, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 7DB
Received 14 Apr 2015Birks Farm, New Hutton, Kendal, LA8 0AZ
Received 25 Feb 2013MORRISONS SUPERMARKET, BRUNSWICK ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7JU
Received 6 Sept 20173 Kinn Barns, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AZ
Received 1 Dec 2022THE OLD VICARAGE, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1DH
Received 13 Sept 2018Westmorland Motorway Services Tebay East Tebay Penrith CA10 3SB
Received 30 Aug 202431 Underley Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 5EU
Received 26 Oct 202145 Urswick Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9LJ
Received 1 Nov 2021LAND TO THE NORTHWEST OF BEACON SQUARE, PENRITH, CA11 8AJ
Received 8 Dec 2015Heron Hill County Primary School, Hayfell Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 7JH
Received 27 Apr 2016Birkin, Linden Fold, Kents Bank, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AY
Received 23 Jan 20232 Stainton Lane, Stainton with Adgarley, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA13 0NP
Received 10 Oct 20151 Curlew Close Armathwaite Carlisle CA4 9AQ
Received 13 Jun 2025Part of the former Lancaster Canal, KENDAL, LA9 7UB
Received 29 Mar 2018The Studio, Grange Promenade, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7DH
Received 14 Mar 2018Lowfield Farm APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6LH
Received 10 Feb 2025Records 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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