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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,242 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Benson Hall, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8NZ
Received 1 Nov 2017The Knott, Station Lane, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1HS
Received 29 Jun 2020CARLETON HILL, CARLETON, PENRITH, CA11 8TZ
Received 17 Aug 2022LAND ADJACENT 22 LAIKIN VIEW, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9QW
Received 4 Dec 2019Land adjacent to Wells House Caravan Site, Wells House Farm, Ford Road, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PN
Received 31 Aug 2017Saltcotes Hall, Station Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HG
Received 4 Dec 2018HILL TOP, ROMAN ROAD, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JH
Received 14 Feb 201812 HAZEL BANK GARDENS, YANWATH, PENRITH, CA10 2LH
Received 10 Oct 2016Land in association with Cartmel Racecourse Cartmel Park Park View Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QF
Received 29 Jan 2026LOW FARM, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HY
Received 31 Jan 2017Near Eggerslack Cottage Windermere Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6EX
Received 24 Mar 2026Icold Barn Icold Road Greystoke Penrith CA11 0UJ
Received 25 Feb 2026LAND SOUTH OF GAMBLESBY, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH
Received 11 May 20215 Pear Tree Cottages Bankfield Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4LA
Received 15 Apr 2015Kidside Farm, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LT
Received 25 Jul 2016LAND EAST OF C3056, MORLAND BANK, MAULDS MEABURN, PENRITH
Received 25 Nov 2022GREYSTONE HOUSE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EF
Received 6 Nov 2017Beech House, Main Street, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6AB
Received 11 Jul 20199 Combe Crescent, KIRKBY IN FURNESS, LA17 7UE
Received 1 Mar 2018Heather Lea Southwaite Carlisle CA4 0EP
Received 18 Dec 2024CRAGG HOUSE, MURTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6ND
Received 9 Jun 2016ROUNDTHWAITE FARM, ROUNDTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA10 3XU
Received 9 Jun 2015THISTLEWOOD TOWER, DALSTON, CARLISLE, CA5 7DS
Received 29 Apr 20214 Church View, Natland, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 7QR
Received 14 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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