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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,267 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Adjacent to Fairthornes Farm, Off Fairthornes Road, New Hutton
Received 4 Mar 2015Kirkby Lonsdale Play Park, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AD
Received 5 Aug 2021Lupton Villa Cow Brow Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 1PJ
Received 17 Jun 2026Romleigh, Romney Road, KENDAL, LA9 5QR
Received 14 Sept 2023Memorial Playing Field, Silverdale Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0DX
Received 26 Sept 2023OLD DUFTON HALL FARMHOUSE, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DD
Received 11 Mar 2015First Floor, Flat 4 Miramar Kents Bank Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7DJ
Received 21 Aug 2024HOLME VIEW, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 9NP
Received 5 Jun 20155 Priory Lane, Kents Bank, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7BH
Received 6 Mar 2019Low Meadow, 3 Cat Tree Road, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7ED
Received 30 Jun 2017Pembroke House Brougham PENRITH CA10 2DE
Received 6 Jul 2026Cherry Cottage, New Barns Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0BD
Received 17 Oct 201810 Main Street, KIRKBY LONSDALE, LA6 2AE
Received 6 Apr 2020Land to east of Greengate Crescent, Levens, KENDAL
Received 14 Aug 2014Trafalgar Garage, Ashleigh Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HE
Received 3 Aug 2021Middle Fellgate Farm, Cartmel Road, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7QA
Received 26 Mar 201948 Sunderland Terrace, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JY
Received 1 Apr 2021Castle Court Shap Penrith CA10 3LG
Received 25 Mar 2024Trinity Church, New Church Lane, Ulverston, LA12 7NH
Received 9 Feb 2016CONEY GARTH, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DA
Received 15 Nov 201610 Printers Croft, Entry Lane, KENDAL, LA9 4DJ
Received 26 Apr 20171 COMMON GARDEN SQUARE, PENRITH NEW SQUARES, PENRITH, CA11 7FG
Received 28 Nov 2014Land at Carleton Hill Road Penrith CA11 8SW
Received 2 Oct 202584 Greenside, KENDAL, LA9 5DT
Received 31 May 2021Records 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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