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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,252 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 SOUTH ESK, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QR
Received 9 Jul 202179 Serpentine Road, KENDAL, LA9 4PD
Received 2 Dec 202032 Park Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AD
Received 3 Mar 20208 RIVINGTON PARK, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HU
Received 25 Apr 201649 - 51 Low Fellside, KENDAL, LA9 4NZ
Received 12 Feb 2021PRESBY VILLA, PENRITH, CA11 9NQ
Received 16 Feb 2015Land adjacent to Red Lane, Priory Park Farm, Priory Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QF
Received 13 Feb 2019Trinity Court, New Church Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NH
Received 30 Nov 2021ROBINSFIELD, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8SR
Received 14 Oct 20214 Wellside, Scales, Cumbria, LA12 0NP
Received 4 Jun 2015Eastern side of Gooseholme Footbridge KENDAL LA9
Received 22 Aug 202555 BOROUGHGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XG
Received 12 Feb 2015Hollins Caraven Site, Far Arnside, Silverdale, CARNFORTH, LA5 0SL
Received 3 Aug 2017WESTGATE FARM HOUSE, SANDFORD, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6NR
Received 5 Oct 2022Beechwood, Green Hill, Kendal Green, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5PW
Received 9 Feb 2016LAND TO THE EAST OF MAPLE HOUSE, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AY
Received 18 Oct 2018Bryce Institute, Burneside, KENDAL, LA9 6QX
Received 13 Apr 201671 Bleaswood Road, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA9 7EZ
Received 6 Sept 2021Land west of Oxenholme Road, KENDAL, LA9 7RG
Received 29 Jan 2018Tewitt Moss, Beck Side, Allithwaite
Received 21 Nov 2014HIGH LEDGE HOUSE, STATION ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4SZ
Received 5 Jan 2015Sawyers Arms Hotel, Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4RF
Received 18 May 2015Willowsway Country Estate, Willowsway Stud, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 18 Oct 2021GHYLL HOUSE, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0UQ
Received 18 Apr 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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