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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,264 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Selside Memorial Hall, Selside, KENDAL, LA8 9LE
Received 17 May 20175 Rigney Bank, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QH
Received 24 Jun 2020Folly Farm, Casterton
Received 3 May 2016LAND ADJACENT TO CROSS CROFT, APPLEBY
Received 25 May 2016THE LILACS, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AY
Received 8 Dec 2020Site of Former Toll House, Daltongate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BE
Received 22 Dec 2022LAND BETWEEN FERN BANK AND EAST VIEW, REAGILL, PENRITH, CA10 3ER
Received 22 Mar 201837 Castle Garth, KENDAL, LA9 7AT
Received 4 Aug 2017Cairnbrallan Croft Long Marton Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6BJ
Received 10 Sept 202533 BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 7SG
Received 7 Jan 201637 Greengate, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8NF
Received 28 Jun 2016South Lakeland District Council (Planning) – TR/2022/ XXXX, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BE
Received 17 Oct 2022Low Bleaze Orchard, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0LX
Received 13 Nov 201930 HOWARD PARK, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0TU
Received 16 Mar 2020THE OLD VICARAGE, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SX
Received 19 Apr 2018APPLETHWAITE, CULGAITH ROAD, LANGWATHBY, CA10 1NA
Received 29 Jul 2020BARN SOUTH OF MAIDEN WAY, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1XS
Received 31 May 2019Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2HJ
Received 25 Feb 2016CAR PARK SITUATED WITHIN, GILWILLY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PENRITH, CA11 9BN
Received 16 Oct 201737 Silver Howe Close, KENDAL, LA9 7NW
Received 30 Jul 202046 WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7QY
Received 3 Mar 2020Sycamore Lodge, Pennington Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 7SE
Received 26 Apr 2021Albion Hotel, The Promenade, Arnside, Carnforth, LA5 0HA
Received 29 Apr 2015SITE AT LOWTHER GLEN, EAMONT BRIDGE, PENRITH, CA10 2BP
Received 17 Apr 2020Records 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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