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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,251 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HEATHFIELD, CROFT TERRACE, PENRITH, CA11 7RS
Received 27 Oct 2017The Buildings Farm Kaber Kirkby Stephen CA17 4EF
Received 11 Jun 2024PENRUDDOCK HALL, PENRUDOCK, PENRITH, CA11 0RD
Received 1 Feb 2016Hoad View Apartments, North Lonsdale Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9DH
Received 9 Nov 2021LAND AT FELL END, FOGGY GILL, RAVENSTONEDALE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4LN
Received 5 Oct 2015SOUTH VIEW, WINTON, CUMBRIA, CA17 4HS
Received 15 Mar 2022Plot 2 The Coot, Church Road, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SP
Received 25 Jul 2019Gillside Barn Grayrigg Kendal LA8 9BY
Received 3 Nov 2025DOUGLAS HOUSE, BONGATE, APPLEBY, CA16 6HW
Received 16 Feb 2021Greaves Farm, Popplemire Lane, Old Hutton, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 0NA
Received 22 Jul 201541 Hallgarth Circle KENDAL LA9 5NU
Received 29 Apr 20262 Blea Tarn Road, KENDAL, LA9 7LY
Received 3 Nov 20213 Birkett Drive, ULVERSTON, LA12 9LS
Received 14 Feb 2017St Marys Church Church Street Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AX
Received 15 Aug 202416 Main Street Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AE
Received 24 Jun 2025LAND ADJACENT TO SALKELD ROAD, FAIRHILL, PENRITH
Received 28 Aug 2015BROADPOT HILL, POTTERS LOANING, ALSTON, CA9 3AD
Received 26 Aug 2021Cark Airfield, Moor Lane, FLOOKBURGH, LA11 7LT
Received 23 Jan 2019MIDTOWN FARM, REAGILL, PENRITH, CA10 3ER
Received 29 Mar 2023GLEBE HOUSE, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AL
Received 30 Mar 2015Castle Mills Business Park, Aynam Road, KENDAL, LA9 7DE
Received 8 Jan 2018FELLBECK FARM, HOFF, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6TD
Received 14 Sept 2023The Meeting House Quakers Lane Sockbridge PENRITH CA10 2JR
Received 15 Jan 202618 Princes Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NB
Received 14 Apr 2021Records 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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