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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,242 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
GRAPES INN, THE SANDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XR
Received 18 Mar 2015ST LAWRENCE CHURCH, CROSBY RAVENSWORTH, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA10 3JJ
Received 4 Jan 2016Land on the north side of Newbiggin Lane, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PP
Received 26 Jun 2020CROWN INN FIELDS, MORLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3EB
Received 27 May 2015Land to the south of Thornfield Road, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7EY
Received 19 Sept 2016Steen Heights, Windermere Road, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6EG
Received 25 Jan 2019UNIT 1 UNDERLYNE, STATION ROAD, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1NB
Received 15 Dec 201713 FOSTER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7PD
Received 16 Apr 2019FIELD WEST OF CLEAR VIEW, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AU
Received 7 Nov 2023Flosh Fields, Scales, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PF
Received 8 Jan 2018Land North of Scar Top Farm Milburn Road Newbiggin Temple Sowerby Penrith CA10 1TD
Received 13 Oct 2025HIGHFIELD FARM, BLENCARN, PENRITH, CA10 1TX
Received 28 Jan 2016Oxenholme House, Helmside Road, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA9 7HD
Received 7 Feb 2018STONEHOUSE, SOCKBRIDGE, PENRITH, CA10 2JT
Received 18 Aug 20152 Garnett Folds, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA8 9AS
Received 28 Feb 2023Bank Hurst, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PU
Received 12 Jun 2020RISING SUN, CROFT ENDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JL
Received 29 May 2020FUNERAL PARLOUR, TYNEFIELD HOUSE, BRIDGE LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8HY
Received 9 May 2016Nook Farm Cottage Hardendale Shap PENRITH CA10 3LQ
Received 19 Jun 2026To the side of 22 Rydal Mount, KENDAL, LA9 4RS
Received 19 May 2023135 Helmside Road, Oxenholme, LA9 7HD
Received 18 Apr 2016Warth Sutton Farm Crooklands MILNTHORPE LA7 7NU
Received 16 Sept 20243 MARKET SQUARE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QT
Received 11 May 2017Paddock View New Hutton KENDAL LA8 0AT
Received 23 Feb 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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