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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,273 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Low Mansriggs, Mansriggs, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PY
Received 28 Nov 20191 SCAWS DRIVE, PENRITH, CA11 8BH
Received 19 Feb 2018BARN IN FIELD ADJOINING KIRKBY STEPHEN INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS PARK, SOULBY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4RN
Received 4 Dec 2015Rosshead House, Rosside, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NP
Received 7 Mar 2022Guards Farm, KIRKBY IN FURNESS, LA17 7TU
Received 5 Jul 2018Warcop Cemetery Castle Hill Warcop APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6PD
Received 13 Jan 2026THE TOWER HOUSE, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HE
Received 9 Jul 2019Tidal Reaches Heversham MILNTHORPE LA7 7EB
Received 28 Aug 2026ROWAN COTTAGE, HUNSONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1PN
Received 1 Nov 2021Little Croft, Sea View, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EX
Received 15 Apr 2022The Cottage, 8 Thorny Hills, KENDAL, LA9 7AL
Received 14 Jul 2020Land at Middle Row Farm, Scout Hill, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PZ
Received 14 Jul 2023LOWFIELD FARM, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LH
Received 25 Jan 2023Lofthus, Oxenholme Lane, Natland, Cumbria, LA9 7QH
Received 7 Aug 2015Plot B2 Beehive Business Park, Thomas Way, Ulverston, LA12 7TW
Received 14 Jul 2021Croftlands Infants And Junior Schools, Oakwood Drive, ULVERSTON, LA12 9JU
Received 2 Jul 2018Ulverston Victoria High School,Springfield Road, Ulverston, LA12 0EB
Received 27 May 2014Watchgate Farm Selside KENDAL LA8 9JX
Received 8 Sept 2025Guides Farm, Cart Lane, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 7AF
Received 9 Mar 2023SOUTH AREA OF LAND AT GOSSIP GATE, ALSTON
Received 12 Dec 2016PLOT 8 EAST LAKES BUSINESS PARK, NEAR THACKA LANE, PENRITH, CA11 9HX
Received 7 Nov 2016SCEUGH DYKE HOUSE, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9QY
Received 1 Jun 2020Land off Church Street Shap PENRITH CA10 3JU
Received 28 Sept 2026PASTURE HOUSE, UNTHANK, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1JB
Received 7 Sept 2016Records 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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