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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,270 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 AT ELLONBY ROAD, SKELTON, CA11 9SQ
Received 27 Jul 2017EAMONT BRIDGE FARM, EAMONT BRIDGE, PENRITH, CA10 2BH
Received 11 Oct 2022LOW BARN, FLAKEBRIDGE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JZ
Received 23 Aug 2021Ford Barn, The Square, Cartmel, GRANGE OVER SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 6QB
Received 11 Mar 2016LONSDALE VILLA, FELL LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8AA
Received 26 Oct 2015Arda, 2 Thornleigh Drive, Burton-in-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1NQ
Received 15 Mar 201617 Glendene, Gillinggate, KENDAL, LA9 4JB
Received 15 Feb 2021Walthwaite Farm Pennington ULVERSTON LA12 0JP
Received 17 Aug 2026Temple Bank, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, Cumbria, LA7 7AL
Received 4 Mar 2022Oakwood, Lyndene Drive, Grange Over Sands, LA11 6QP
Received 3 Mar 201555 Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AH
Received 26 May 20223 Green Close, KENDAL, LA9 4SJ
Received 22 Aug 2016HILLANDALE, LAKELAND VIEW, GREENGILL, PENRITH, CA11 8SE
Received 7 Jul 20231 Underley Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 5EU
Received 19 Aug 2019Land adjacent Bank House Motherby Penrith CA11 0RL
Received 10 Oct 2024Bela House Beetham Road, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7QR
Received 16 Mar 2015High Moss Cottages Brougham PENRITH CA10 2AR
Received 16 Jan 2026PENRITH RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB, WINTERS PARK, PENRITH, CA11 8RG
Received 23 Feb 2017WRAYSIDE, SALKELD ROAD, GREAT SALKELD, CA11 9NF
Received 31 Jan 2020CRAGGSTONE, GAP LANE, WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HL
Received 20 Aug 20151 Watersedge, Sandside, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HN
Received 28 Jan 2022EAST LODGE, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SX
Received 9 Jun 2017Wheel House, Priest Lane, Cartmel, Grange Over Sands, LA11 6PU
Received 3 Jan 2017Beach View, Redhills Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AX
Received 7 Mar 2019Records 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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