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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,246 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Near 137 Burneside Road, KENDAL, LA9 6EB
Received 19 May 2022Barn in OS Field No 5729, Opposite Middle Fellgate Farm, Cartmel Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7QA
Received 19 Nov 2018Prospect Barn Sandside KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7UA
Received 19 Aug 2024Land Off Brigsteer Road, KENDAL, LA9 5DZ
Received 13 Apr 2023Rowell Farm, Rowell Lane, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LU
Received 14 Jun 201834 Fell Close, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JG
Received 30 May 2017Hutton Roof Village Hall, Hutton Roof, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PG
Received 4 Oct 2021MELLGUARDS FARM, MELLGUARDS, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0LE
Received 1 Dec 2015LAND ADJ TO COMRIE LEA, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1ST
Received 29 Jul 2021Vacant garages near 11 Back Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EJ
Received 31 Jul 2018Yewbarrow House, Hampsfell Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BE
Received 7 Nov 2022THE LODGE, MAIDENHILL, PENRITH, CA11 8SQ
Received 3 Dec 2021WEST VIEW, WINSKILL, PENRITH, CA10 1PD
Received 18 May 2017BRIGHT HEIGHTS BARN, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2FQ
Received 14 Apr 20215 Hillcrest Drive, Slackhead, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BB
Received 28 Jan 201915 A Plantation Avenue, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HT
Received 22 Sept 2020Laurel House Milburn PENRITH CA10 1TW
Received 30 Apr 2026WEST VIEW, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1SB
Received 16 Dec 202118 Hayfell Rise KENDAL LA9 7JP
Received 2 Dec 20251 to 10 Royal House, New Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2JX
Received 27 Jul 2015UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA, NEWTON RIGG CAMPUS, NEWTON RIGG, PENRITH, CA11 0AH
Received 6 May 2015Pembroke House Farm Brougham Penrith CA10 2DE
Received 8 Jun 202623 Laurel Gardens, KENDAL, LA9 6FE
Received 2 May 2019Old Parks Kirkoswald PENRITH CA10 1DY
Received 28 May 2024Records 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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