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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,251 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND OFF APPLEBY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PE
Received 28 May 2021Land South East of Rose Bank Johnby PENRITH CA11 0UU
Received 5 Dec 2023ULLSWATER HEIGHTS HOLIDAY HOMES AND LODGE PARK, SILVER HOWE, FLUSCO, PENRITH, CA11 0JB
Received 26 Jun 2020Cumbria County Council, , BRUNSWICK SCHOOL BRUNSWICK ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7LX
Received 9 Jul 2021Sandside Quarry, Sandside, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HW
Received 3 Apr 2020LAND SOUTH OF WEST BANK TOP, LAZONBY, PENRITH
Received 17 May 2022LEES HILL, LAITHES, PENRITH, CA11 0AW
Received 30 Jan 2017Market Cross & Fish Slab, The Square, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS
Received 8 Dec 2021Kiln Head Cottage, Lambrigg, KENDAL, LA8 0DG
Received 26 Feb 201825 Dunmail Drive, KENDAL, LA9 7JG
Received 20 Jul 20238 Keasdale Avenue, Carr Bank, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LA
Received 9 Jul 20186 Helme Chase Gardens KENDAL LA9 7HT
Received 10 Jun 20252 BARNES CROFT, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9LS
Received 13 May 2019Westerley, The Esplanade, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7HH
Received 27 Apr 2016LAND AT THE OLD STACKYARD, CLIFTON DYKES, PENRITH, CA10 2DG
Received 18 Mar 2019SHAPFELL LIMESTONE QUARRIES, HARDENDALE, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3QG
Received 2 Dec 2008BRACKENBER HOUSE, BRACKENBER, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LP
Received 29 Aug 2018Area surrounding High Fellgate Farm Cartmel Road Grange-over-sands LA11 7QA
Received 29 May 2026LAND AT NORTH END, BOLTON, PENRITH
Received 1 Feb 2016Kendal Ski Club, Canal Head North, KENDAL, LA9 7BY
Received 17 Oct 2022LAND OFF CARELTON ROAD, PENRITH
Received 20 Apr 202228 Lyndhurst Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 0EG
Received 24 May 2022The Lodge, Eden Mount Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 6BN
Received 10 Mar 2022Hollowmire Farm, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PS
Received 20 Dec 2019Records 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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