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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,245 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BROOK HOUSE, OVERBURN, ALSTON, CA9 3SH
Received 24 Oct 2016The Pastures Lodge Park, Templand Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7QY
Received 3 Jun 20191 Springfield Road ULVERSTON LA12 0DR
Received 20 Oct 2025Busher Walk, KENDAL, LA9 4RH
Received 20 Apr 2021Haggswood, Haggs Lane, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6HD
Received 23 Aug 202219-23 Highgate KENDAL LA9 4DA
Received 21 Mar 2025Broad Oaks Edenfold Bolton APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6AL
Received 28 Aug 202417 Wordsworth Drive, KENDAL, LA9 7JW
Received 25 Nov 202116 Greenbank Gardens, Little Urswick, Cumbria, LA12 0RN
Received 5 May 2015Highfield, Sunbrick Lane, Baycliff, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RQ
Received 1 May 2018High Barn Langwathby Penrith CA10 1NU
Received 15 Apr 202662 - 64 Market Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7LT
Received 4 Apr 2022WEST VIEW, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1DQ
Received 17 Aug 2020LAND OFF KIRKBY STEPHEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 25 Oct 2017Baines Paddock 1 B5278 Haverthwaite Ulverston LA12 8PF
Received 28 May 20261 COMMON GARDEN SQUARE, PENRITH NEW SQUARES, PENRITH, CA11 7FG
Received 2 Jun 2015Land to the south of Thornfield Road, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7DR
Received 20 Oct 2014Seawood Farm Aldingham ULVERSTON LA12 9RF
Received 2 Jan 20268 LABURNUM WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8UJ
Received 13 Aug 2021Plantation Filling Station, Plantation Bridge, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 9JA
Received 16 Jun 2022Natland MIll Canal Bridge , Natland Mill Beck Lane, KENDAL, LA9 7LH
Received 4 Jul 2022Low Lodge, Grayrigg, Kendal, LA8 9BL
Received 9 Feb 20168 Malt Kiln Road, Newbiggin, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 0TU
Received 17 Oct 2022LAND ADJ' WELLFIELD FARM HOUSE, APPLEBY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PE
Received 14 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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