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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,245 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Yard 11 behind 19 Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4LY
Received 11 Jul 2016George and Dragon Public House 42 Branthwaite Brow KENDAL LA9 4TX
Received 3 Sept 20248 RIVINGTON PARK, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HU
Received 19 May 201711 HOLME COURT, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6QT
Received 28 Jan 2021Ghyll Beck Farm, Chapels, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7XY
Received 16 Sept 2020LAND OFF C3056 SOUTH EAST OF CENTER PARCS, WHINFELL FOREST, PENRITH, CA10 2DW
Received 16 Feb 20186 HILLCREST, OUSBY, PENRITH, CA10 1PZ
Received 24 Jan 2018Athas Barn, Haverbrack Lane, Haverbrack, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AH
Received 1 Feb 2018Barn Hey, Flookburgh Road, Allithwaite, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7RJ
Received 13 Jan 202128 Sunderland Terrace Ulverston LA12 7JY
Received 17 Feb 2026High Barns, Levens Bridge, Levens, Kendal, LA8 8EG
Received 28 Sept 2015LAND WEST OF THE B 6276 NORTH STAINMORE KIRBY STEPHEN CA17 4EA
Received 23 Jul 2026ALSTONIA, TOWNHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3SL
Received 8 Sept 202056 Greenside, Kendal, LA9 5DT
Received 17 Jul 201512 Stonecross Green, KENDAL, LA9 5HL
Received 3 May 2023High Tenement Farm Burneside KENDAL LA8 9AX
Received 14 Jul 2025VICTORY MEMORIAL HALL, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1SB
Received 2 Jun 20171 North Green, Ulverston, LA12 0UL
Received 11 Apr 2017Shakespeare Inn, 78 Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4HE
Received 8 Mar 201874 BRENTFIELD WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8DP
Received 2 Sept 2022ARMATHWAITE MANOR, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9PY
Received 20 Aug 2021WATERSIDE BARN, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PL
Received 29 Mar 2021SWALLOW BARN, ANDREW HOUSE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 10 Aug 2017Land South and East of Ainstable Carlisle CA4 9QQ
Received 12 May 2025Records 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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