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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,275 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Market Place, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BA
Received 12 Jan 2021Mast Castle Green, Castle Green Lane, KENDAL
Received 8 Apr 201922 North Lonsdale Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9DT
Received 13 Nov 2018OMEGA PROTEINS, GREYSTOKE ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 9 Sept 2020Land adjacent to Woodslea, Lynslack Terrace, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0EL
Received 17 Jun 2019TOWN HEAD FARM, DRYBECK, APPLEBY, CA16 6TF
Received 16 Sept 20143 Mitchelgate, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BE
Received 24 Jul 2017Morecambe Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9BN
Received 5 Apr 2022Prospect, Queens Road, KENDAL, LA9 4PH
Received 27 Apr 2017Courtfield, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2NP
Received 7 Oct 2021EASTFIELD FARM, WARCOP, CA16 6PS
Received 14 May 2021GREENGILL FOOT, BOWSCAR, PENRITH, CA11 8RP
Received 11 Jan 2021MOUNTEDEN, BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 8SW
Received 31 Jan 2019Waterside Estate, Dowker's Lane, Kent Place, Bishop Court, KENDAL, LA9 4EY
Received 6 Oct 2017Little Seawood, Seawood Place, Carter Road, Kents Bank, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7AS
Received 14 Dec 2018Yard north west of The Lodge Mansriggs Hall ULVERSTON LA12 7PF
Received 12 Jul 202414 Fountain Brow, KENDAL, LA9 4NW
Received 11 Jul 2023GLEN COTTAGE, BLENCARN, PENRITH, CA10 1TX
Received 13 Jun 20164 Orchard Road, Bardsea, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QN
Received 13 Dec 2018Land off Underbarrow Road, KENDAL, LA9 5FQ
Received 5 Jul 2022WINSCAR, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2JE
Received 28 Jun 2021Land adjacent 25 Underwood KENDAL LA9 5EB
Received 4 Jan 2024SITE ADJACENT TO CASTLE PARK, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 1 Mar 2012OLD COW BYRE, MORLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3BP
Received 21 Feb 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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