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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,275 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glenholme, Fernleigh Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7HN
Received 26 Sept 2022OS Field No 4535, NW of Goadsbarrow Farm, Main Street, Baycliff, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RW
Received 11 Feb 201930 ARTHUR STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7TU
Received 13 Apr 2021Rostherne, Charney Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BP
Received 19 Dec 202259 Larch Grove, KENDAL, LA9 6AX
Received 30 Jan 201846 KING STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7AY
Received 2 Feb 2015Saltcotes Hall, Station Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HG
Received 29 Mar 2021BRIDGE END HOUSE, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3DS
Received 29 Apr 2022LAND AT SUNNYSIDE, WARDWAY, NENTHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3PX
Received 19 Oct 2015St Charles Church, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7EY
Received 7 Oct 2019LOWFIELD FARM, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LH
Received 7 Feb 2023Barn in field SD 2285 south of Orchard Head Bridge, Foxfield, BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS, LA20 6BT
Received 12 Aug 2021Prince of Wales Hotel, Foxfield, BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS, LA20 6BX
Received 28 Feb 2022Grayrigge Court Kents Bank Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7HD
Received 24 Sept 2024Gill Foot, Mansergh, Carnforth, LA6 2EU
Received 8 Sept 2015Land around Far Shield Ainstable Carlisle CA4 9RF
Received 12 May 2025FLATS 1 AND 2 16A BOROUGHGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XB
Received 9 Oct 202346 Church Hill, ARNSIDE, LA5 0DW
Received 6 Feb 2017FOXWOOD HALL, RAVENSTONE MANOR, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HB
Received 13 Jul 2016LAND TO REAR OF OLD MALT SHOVEL, MAIN STREET, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4BL
Received 6 Jan 2016Bridge House Bridge Street Brough Kirkby Stephen CA17 4BP
Received 11 Sept 2025Guides Farm Cart Lane GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7AF
Received 14 Mar 202513 Grasmere Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9BY
Received 17 Jun 2020PENRITH CEMETERY CHAPELS, BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 7RZ
Received 28 Feb 2020Records 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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