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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,275 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St Johns Ambulance The Ellers ULVERSTON LA12 0AB
Received 19 Oct 2023Yew Tree House, Hale, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BJ
Received 22 Apr 2020DACRE HOUSE, WARCOP, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6PR
Received 14 Oct 2016Crow Trees Barn, Burton, CARNFORTH, LA6 1NL
Received 22 Jul 202063 WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7QY
Received 26 Jul 2023NAGS HEAD FARM, HOFF, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6TD
Received 26 Sept 2022TODDS HOUSE, NORTH STAINMORE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DZ
Received 29 Mar 2018North West Parachute Centre Cark Airfield Moor Lane Flookburgh Grange-over-sands LA11 7LS
Received 26 Feb 202624 Silver Howe Close, KENDAL, LA9 7NW
Received 7 Dec 2016Lakeland Wildlife Oasis Hale MILNTHORPE LA7 7FE
Received 4 Oct 2024Sunny Brae, Shenstone, Helsington, KENDAL, LA8 8AA
Received 3 Mar 2022GLENGARRY, AINSTABLE, CARLISLE, CA4 9QN
Received 2 Mar 2022LOW FARM, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HY
Received 8 Jul 202025 CASTLETOWN DRIVE, PENRITH, CA11 9ES
Received 24 Mar 20221 Hart Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7HY
Received 10 Jul 2023Prizet Lodge Helsington KENDAL LA8 8AA
Received 18 Aug 2026South Lakes Foyer Yard 95 Stricklandgate KENDAL LA9 4RA
Received 23 May 2024The Stables Holker Cark-in-Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7PL
Received 17 Sept 2024Former Augill Smelting Mill Brough Kirkby Stephen
Received 30 May 20244 Middleshaw Crescent, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0LY
Received 12 Dec 2019Land adjacent to Rivers Mint and Kent extending from adjacent to Lakeland Distribution Centre to Helsington Mills, KENDAL
Received 7 Jul 2023SHARED PLOT LAND BEHIND WAYSIDE, CRACKENTHORPE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AF
Received 9 Mar 2021Land South of Fair View Daltongate ULVERSTON LA12 7BE
Received 11 Nov 2025TARN HOUSE, LITTLE SALKELD, PENRITH, CA10 1NP
Received 27 Mar 2023Records 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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