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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,239 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bridge End Garage Levens KENDAL LA8 8EL
Received 19 Dec 2023FALLOWFIELD, MARGATE CROSS, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2LN
Received 3 Feb 2016149 Hallgarth Circle, KENDAL, LA9 5NY
Received 27 Jul 2022Little Deepthwaite Farm, Woodhouse, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NQ
Received 31 Oct 2019Land north of Laurel Gardens Kendal Cumbria LA9
Received 8 Jul 2024Springway Langwathby Penrith CA10 1NB
Received 31 May 2024PEA FOOT YARD, CULGAITH, PENRITH
Received 22 Dec 2021CENTER PARCS, WHINFELL FOREST VILLAGE, WHINFELL, PENRITH, CA10 2DW
Received 18 Dec 2020Ashmeadow House, The Promenade, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AD
Received 8 Jan 2019Long Orchard, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 13 Jul 2018MOUTHLOCK CENTRE, BARRAS, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4ES
Received 16 Apr 201958 Croft Avenue Penrith CA11 7RL
Received 30 Mar 2026Grange Hotel, Station Square, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6EJ
Received 5 Aug 20162 COOPERS GARTH, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9SA
Received 21 Feb 2020Green Hollows Country Park Southwaite Carlisle CA4 0PT
Received 15 Mar 2024Lakeland Wildlife Oasis, Hale, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FE
Received 12 Jun 2023St Thomas Parish Church, Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4QG
Received 26 Apr 2021AMERSBER COTTAGE, HEGGERSCALES LANE, KABER, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HZ
Received 27 Jul 201620 Castle Garth, KENDAL, LA9 7AT
Received 12 May 2017TOWN END FARM, HACKTHORPE, PENRITH, CA10 2HX
Received 15 Feb 201861 Castle Street, KENDAL, LA9 7AD
Received 18 Oct 2023202-204 Burneside Road, KENDAL, LA9 6EB
Received 19 May 202250 BOROUGHGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XG
Received 28 May 2020SOUTHWAITE GREEN MILL, EAMONT BRIDGE, PENRITH, CA10 2AY
Received 18 Oct 2018Records 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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