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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,268 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
School House Hutton Roof CARNFORTH LA6 2PH
Received 12 Jan 2026Bridlecroft, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8EJ
Received 18 Jul 2023ESPLAND HILL FARM, FRITH LANE, BRAMPTON, APPLEBY, CA16 6JR
Received 2 Mar 2015Broad Close Car Park Chapel Street APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6QR
Received 17 Jun 2026Ardale Langwathby PENRITH CA10 1NU
Received 21 May 2026Beckside House Farm, Beckside, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7SW
Received 2 Nov 2021Low Sunbrick Farm, Sunbrick, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RE
Received 2 Feb 2016Unit 16 Lake District Business Park, Mint Bridge Road, KENDAL, LA9 6NH
Received 4 Dec 2019LAND AT ROUNDTHWAITE FARM, ROUNDTHWAITE, PENRITH
Received 30 Mar 2015Land around The Spinney Green Lane Greengill Penrith CA11 8SF
Received 2 Sept 2025Oldfield Barn, Docker, KENDAL, LA8 9BJ
Received 30 May 2017High Thorn House, Selside, KENDAL, LA8 9JX
Received 10 Apr 201761 Serpentine Road, KENDAL, LA9 4PD
Received 11 Apr 2016Land to the North West of Argill House South Stainmore KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4DH
Received 10 Jul 2024SOMERWOOD CLOSE, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY, CA16 6BN
Received 29 Apr 20156 Bay View Road, Baycliff, ULVERSTON, LA12 9ST
Received 26 May 2017Stramongate County Primary School, Blackhall Road, Kendal, LA9 4BT
Received 23 Apr 2015FIR BANK, HARTLEY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4JJ
Received 25 Jul 2022LAND OFF A686, ALSTON, ALSTON MOOR, CA9 3NQ
Received 16 Nov 2018Castlehead Field Studies Centre, Lindale, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6QS
Received 27 Apr 2017Barn South of Newby End Newby PENRITH
Received 13 Aug 20251-2 Little Dockray PENRITH CA11 7HL
Received 29 Feb 2024RIGG END, NEWBIGGIN-ON-LUNE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4NB
Received 4 Dec 2015Brigsteer Rise KENDAL LA9 5FT
Received 19 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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