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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,356 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Midtown Farm Great Strickland Penrith CA10 3DF
Received 4 Aug 2023Land between the Railway and Moorside Cottages Yanwath Penrith CA10 2LE
Received 28 Jan 2026HIGH MEADOW FARM, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BU
Received 6 Mar 2015GREYSTOKE POST OFFICE, 1 CHURCH ROAD, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0TW
Received 9 Mar 2017SCHOOL HOUSE, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1BL
Received 19 Aug 2015PLUMPTON HEAD, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 9NP
Received 22 Dec 2014Ashton House, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 10 Feb 2021Frosthwaite Farm, Sizergh, KENDAL, LA8 8DY
Received 27 Sept 2016Land adjacent Fell View Nenthead Alston CA9 3PS
Received 13 Jun 2024Downstream, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0NH
Received 18 Jul 2022LAND OFF GREENBANK ROAD, EDEN BUSINESS PARK, PENRITH, CA11 9FB
Received 29 Jun 2020Grass on road to Penruddock from B5220
Received 10 Sept 2026The Bob-in-Café, New Barns Caravan Park, New Barns Road, ARNSIDE, LA5 0BN
Received 13 Jan 2017BULLS HEAD FARM, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9RT
Received 11 Jun 2021BRAITHWAITE MILL, LOW BRAITHWAITE, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0NG
Received 29 Mar 201713 Galloper Park Tebay Penrith CA10 3SU
Received 2 Jun 2025SANDAIRE HOUSE, KENDAL, CUMBRIA
Received 24 Sept 20135 Woodland Road, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 0DX
Received 2 Jun 2015Land to west of Oxenholme Road, KENDAL
Received 18 Oct 2016BOWBER FIELD, WARCOP, APPLEBY
Received 18 Sept 20134.5km east of Kendal/west of M6 motorway at Killington Lake Services, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0NQ
Received 16 Mar 2018CLIFTON HALL FARM, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EA
Received 10 Oct 20142 Castle Road KENDAL LA9 7AU
Received 17 Oct 2024Land at Tricketts Drive, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7DE
Received 14 Aug 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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