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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,353 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Munton House Laundry Hill GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7HB
Received 6 Jan 20256 Victoria Park, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7TT
Received 2 Aug 2013LAND EAST OF INGLEWOOD ROAD, PENRITH
Received 27 Aug 2021CLEAR VIEW, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AU
Received 31 Mar 2021EWEBANK PARK FOREST, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 24 Dec 2015HERBAGE COTTAGE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9ND
Received 7 Mar 2022Dawmire, Foxfield, BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS, LA20 6BX
Received 24 Jul 2019Quarry Garage Slapestones Redhills Penrith CA11 0EB
Received 16 Jan 2026LAND ADJACENT TO SPRING FORD, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AY
Received 28 May 2013Empsom Hill, Kendal Green, Kendal, LA9 5PT
Received 22 Oct 2015Sandend, Green Lane, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HU
Received 11 Sept 2019FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR, 36 - 40 BURROWGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7TA
Received 28 Feb 201985 RAISELANDS CROFT, PENRITH, CA11 9JN
Received 23 Jun 20231 Hayfell Rise, KENDAL, LA9 7JP
Received 21 Jan 2021CORNER HOUSE, NEWBY, PENRITH, CA10 3EX
Received 29 Jul 2020Hollins Caravan Site, Far Arnside, Silverdale, CARNFORTH, LA5 0SL
Received 24 Apr 2018Telecommunications Mast Arqiva Cartmel Park Park View Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QF
Received 21 Feb 2025Blencathra House, Apartment 1 Laurel Mount Bolton Cumbria CA16 6FS
Received 8 Mar 2024Town Head Farm Skelton Penrith CA11 9TG
Received 17 Apr 2024Land surrounding Alston, Garrigill and Nenthead
Received 24 Oct 2024Pear Tree House Melmerby PENRITH CA10 1HF
Received 21 Jun 20242 RIVERBANK ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 5JS
Received 26 Mar 2013BLAGILL HOUSE, BLAGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3NB
Received 13 Oct 2023Saw Pit House, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7QG
Received 9 Nov 2018Records 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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