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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,275 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 1, Kirkby Lonsdale Business Park, Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, LA6 2GT
Received 25 Jun 2015Cumbria Grand Hotel, Lindale Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EN
Received 26 Feb 2020Land west of Sedgwick Road, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7FJ
Received 2 Feb 2022Atlantis Kitchens Station Yard, Station Road, KENDAL, LA9 6BT
Received 30 Sept 2019MORRISONS SUPERMARKET, BRUNSWICK ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7JU
Received 9 Mar 2016Annexe Two Acres, Force Lane, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8ED
Received 3 Dec 2020105 Bellingham Road, KENDAL, LA9 5JU
Received 22 Feb 2021Shacklabank Farm, Firbank, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5EL
Received 18 Feb 2016BLACKSMITHS COTTAGE, THE BUTTS, ALSTON, CA9 3JQ
Received 14 May 2021High Mansriggs, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PY
Received 29 Mar 2023CASTLE HILL, WARCOP, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6PD
Received 28 Mar 2017Norden, Windermere Road, Grange Over Sands, LA11 6EG
Received 14 Aug 2015Nationwide Building Society, 29-33, Finkle Street, Kendal, LA9 4AB
Received 14 Nov 2014Goody Nook Garth Row KENDAL LA8 9AT
Received 22 Nov 20242 Castle Park, KENDAL, LA9 7AX
Received 20 Aug 2019Warcop C Of E School Warcop APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6NX
Received 7 Apr 2025High Beckside Barn, Beckside, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7SW
Received 30 Sept 2019FORESTRY TRACK AT BLEATARN, BLEATARN, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 22 Feb 2016Dalmore Garth Heads Road APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6UD
Received 26 Jun 2025CROFT VIEW, KINGS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3BU
Received 30 Sept 2015Lea Green, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QL
Received 15 Mar 2021Highheads, Hutton Roof, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA6 2PQ
Received 19 Nov 2015Low Mill Business Park, Ulverston, LA12 9EE
Received 10 Sept 2014Land adj to Comrie Lea Temple Sowerby Penrith CA10 1ST
Received 12 May 2025Records 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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