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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,358 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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 Castle Bailey, Beast Banks, KENDAL, LA9 4JJ
Received 9 Nov 202166 Greenside, KENDAL, LA9 5DT
Received 15 Sept 2017Greenacre High Biggins Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2NP
Received 4 Mar 2024Curlew Cottage, Haverflatts Lane, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7DG
Received 4 May 2020Low Groves Farm, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA9 6NU
Received 30 Jun 2020United Utilities Water plc, Nwwa, Wattsfield Road, KENDAL, LA9 5JN
Received 28 Jun 2017The Cottage Blencow PENRITH CA11 0DG
Received 11 Aug 2025Land at Armathwaite Carlisle CA4 9PB
Received 4 Oct 2024SITE ADJOINING HILL TOP, WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CUMBRIA, CA17 4HS
Received 15 Jan 2016Middle Row, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PZ
Received 24 May 2021RECTORY FARM, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1UP
Received 11 Oct 2021Hill View, The Causeway, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PW
Received 25 Aug 2021Brantholme, 7 Sedbergh Road, KENDAL, LA9 6AD
Received 21 Nov 2017Holme Farm (YDNP), Middleton, SEDBERGH, LA10 5ET
Received 18 Aug 2014Steel Croft, Selside, KENDAL, LA8 9LB
Received 27 Mar 2023LINCROSS, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1LW
Received 22 May 2019HERON BRACK, SANDSIDE, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HH
Received 16 Jul 2013Sandwath Farm Glassonby PENRITH CA10 1DX
Received 19 Feb 20251 Manorside, Market Street, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7HY
Received 24 Aug 202378 Appleby Road, KENDAL, LA9 6HF
Received 21 Sept 2017Mallard House Culgaith Penrith CA10 1QE
Received 5 Sept 2024SOUTH COTE, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AJ
Received 12 Feb 2016Part of OS Field No 0005, off Green Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7LB
Received 8 Oct 2018Hill Top Station Road Culgaith Penrith CA10 1QF
Received 7 May 2026Records 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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