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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,273 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
GILL BANK, OUSBY, PENRITH, CA10 1QA
Received 6 Jul 2023Land off Fairthorns Road at SD 57254 90349, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AU
Received 13 Nov 2018Box Tree Farmhouse, Lupton Tower, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PR
Received 16 Aug 2017Land adjacent to East Drive, Birkrigg Park, High Carley, ULVERSTON, LA12 0UB
Received 12 Apr 201822 NORTH ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4RH
Received 14 Mar 2023Skali, 11 Cat Tree Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7EB
Received 13 Oct 2022Ford Park, ULVERSTON
Received 1 Feb 201834 TYNE CLOSE AVENUE, PENRITH, CA11 7ER
Received 7 Jan 2015Hordley House Main Street Burton-In-Kendal CARNFORTH LA6 1LQ
Received 13 May 2026DAIRY COTTAGE BARN, NEWBY, PENRITH, CA10 3EX
Received 20 May 2015North Lonsdale Road Industrial Estate, ULVERSTON, LA12 9DN
Received 10 Nov 2017Cartmel Priory, Priest Lane, CARTMEL, LA11 6PU
Received 3 Oct 2016CARRICKMORE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NA
Received 2 Feb 20181 Dalton Drive, Kendal, LA9 6AQ
Received 23 Nov 2016Laburnum House, 6 Main Street, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QE
Received 1 Sept 2021Land West of Row Foot Cottage Sowerby Row Carlisle CA4 0QG
Received 19 Aug 2024Spout House, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EE
Received 7 May 2021Croftside Green Croft Shap PENRITH CA10 3PB
Received 3 Mar 202512 BREWERY HOUSE, DOOMGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RB
Received 7 Nov 202216 Kennedy Place, Daltongate, Ulverston, LA12 7FX
Received 4 Jan 2021Camp Road Garage, Moor Lane, FLOOKBURGH, LA11 7LS
Received 23 Jun 2016JOHNBY HALL COTTAGE, JOHNBY, PENRITH, CA11 0UU
Received 13 May 2019PIZZA ROMA, 1 BRIDGE END, THE SANDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XN
Received 6 Jan 2022WHITESTONE FARM, NEWBY, PENRITH, CA10 3HB
Received 1 Jul 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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