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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,273 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Stable Cottage Askew Gate Brow KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7TE
Received 12 Mar 202635 MARKET SQUARE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QT
Received 21 Sept 2020Bangkok 7, 24 Finkle Street, KENDAL, LA9 4AG
Received 9 Apr 2019HOLME FARM, TOWNGATE, SMARDALE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HG
Received 11 Feb 2016NORTH LAKES IND PARK, FLUSCO, PENRITH, CA11 0JG
Received 27 Apr 2021LAND ADJ TO OLD RECTORY, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NA
Received 3 Feb 2021Greenacre, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2NP
Received 4 Oct 2023Land adjacent to Coniston View Holiday Park Aldingham ULVERSTON LA12 9RU
Received 17 Sept 2024Land at Garth Row, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA8 9AT
Received 8 Nov 2018FORMER NEWTON RIGG CAMPUS, NEWTON RIGG, PENRITH, CA11 0AH
Received 19 Oct 2023West View Nicholson Lane Penrith CA11 7UJ
Received 12 Mar 2026Holme Farm, Meathop Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6QX
Received 7 Apr 202228 MARKET STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QW
Received 28 Jan 2022ST JOHN'S CHURCH, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3EB
Received 24 Jul 2017Former Cedar House School, Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DJ
Received 1 Nov 2017Meadow Ling Southwaite CARLISLE CA4 0JH
Received 12 Jan 20264 Eversley House Leasgill MILNTHORPE LA7 7EY
Received 23 Sept 2024TOWN END FARM, BRAMPTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JS
Received 1 Oct 2021Wattsfield House, Wattsfield Lane, KENDAL, LA9 5HF
Received 17 Oct 2019EASTFIELD FARM, WARCOP, APPLEBY, CA16 6PS
Received 25 Oct 2023TRUCK STOP, HAWESWATER ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 9EH
Received 13 Jul 20154 SCAUR CLOSE, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1BT
Received 11 Apr 2019Treetops, 52 Leighton Beck Road, Milnthorpe, LA7 7AZ
Received 3 Oct 2016The Fountain House, 8 Beck Head, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA6 2AY
Received 27 Jun 2022Records 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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