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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,251 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Empsom Hill, Kendal Green, KENDAL, LA9 5PT
Received 28 Sept 2020Harbarrow Farm Stainton With Adgarley BARROW-IN-FURNESS LA13 0NR
Received 3 Jul 20246 Lound Road, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 7DT
Received 18 Oct 2022Millfield Haven Hartley Road Kirkby Stephen CA17 4RX
Received 24 Sept 202519 WETHERIGGS RISE, PENRITH, CA11 7EX
Received 25 Nov 202116 MONNINGTON WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8QJ
Received 30 Apr 2018ORCHARD COTTAGE, LITTLE SALKELD, PENRITH, CA10 1NN
Received 19 Jan 2017Fern Cottage, Burton Road, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1QN
Received 28 May 201952 Kentsford Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7BB
Received 4 Sept 2017Gleaston Park Farm, Gleaston, Ulverston, LA12 0QJ
Received 15 May 2015Land adjacent to Meadow View, Penny Bridge, ULVERSTON, LA12 7RL
Received 23 Mar 2017Brookside Cottage, Arrad Foot, ULVERSTON, LA12 7SL
Received 28 Oct 2022Land at Old Town High Hesket CARLISLE CA4 0JE
Received 5 Jul 202431 Oak Tree Road, Kendal, LA9 6AN
Received 3 Jan 2017The Summer House, 49 Beast Banks, KENDAL, LA9 4JJ
Received 16 Aug 2023SADDLE HOUSE, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1LA
Received 26 Mar 2019Hagg Hill Top Barn, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AE
Received 25 Jul 2022DENBY, NORTH DYKES, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9ND
Received 25 Jul 2023COOP, Aynam Lodge, Bridge Street, KENDAL, LA9 7DD
Received 18 Nov 2021HOME FARM, SKIRWITH, PENRITH, CA10 1RQ
Received 27 Jul 2020Eden Valley Barn Cottages Rusby Barn Ousby PENRITH CA10 1QB
Received 24 Jul 202616 Main Street Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AE
Received 4 Mar 202525 - 27 Lowther Street Kendal Cumbria LA9 4DH
Received 20 May 20213 South Green, ULVERSTON, LA12 0UJ
Received 18 Apr 2016Records 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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