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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,269 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land to the North of Miller's Garth, Clawthorpe, CARNFORTH, LA6 1NU
Received 28 May 2019High Thorn House, Selside, KENDAL, LA8 9JX
Received 20 May 2016Gatebeck Business Park, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HS
Received 2 Feb 2021Elgarth, Helm Lane, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QW
Received 7 Feb 202247-51 Highgate KENDAL LA9 4ED
Received 11 May 20264 HOPPER HILL, CROSBY RAVENSWORTH, PENRITH, CA10 3JN
Received 25 Sept 2015Land adj 7 Princes Court Stainton PENRITH CA11 0EZ
Received 2 Apr 2025SPROAT GHYLL, ORTON, PENRITH, CA10 3SA
Received 12 Oct 202327 Lingmoor Rise, KENDAL, LA9 7NR
Received 28 Feb 2017The Pastures, Templand Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7QY
Received 25 Feb 2019LAND ADJACENT THE MAINS, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0DZ
Received 19 Apr 2023PLUMPTON HEAD, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 9NP
Received 15 Jan 201619 SKIRSGILL CLOSE, PENRITH, CA11 8QF
Received 4 Jan 202131 FRENCHFIELD GARDENS, PENRITH, CA11 8TX
Received 1 Jul 20215 Town Street ULVERSTON LA12 7EY
Received 21 Feb 2024Cardrona Coach House, Allithwaite Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7EN
Received 11 Aug 2022Thornleigh, 26 The Esplanade, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7HH
Received 22 Mar 20212 Burrells House Burrells Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6EG
Received 13 Oct 2023Fuel Exhaust, 5 Fell View Trading Park, KENDAL, LA9 6NZ
Received 22 Mar 2016WEST BANK COTTAGE, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0LU
Received 17 Mar 2017Site of Old Scotch Road, north of Old Town & opposite Stangana Moss, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2QB
Received 29 Jan 2020Seafield Park Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7HQ
Received 21 Apr 202620 The Square, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QJ
Received 22 Apr 201618 Crown Hill Main Street GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6AB
Received 29 Jul 2024Records 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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