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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,252 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
THE TOWER HOUSE, BROWNBER, NEWBIGGIN-ON-LUNE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4NX
Received 18 Aug 2015Shire Cottage Little Salkeld PENRITH CA10 1NN
Received 19 Jan 202631 Esthwaite Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 7RY
Received 18 May 2020Leeds Camp, Far Arnside, Silverdale, CARNFORTH, LA5 0SJ
Received 31 May 20181 BARNES CROFT, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9LS
Received 10 Jun 2016AGRICULTURAL HALL, SKIRSGILL, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 0DN
Received 17 Feb 2023Caravan Site The Mains Kirkoswald Penrith CA10 1DH
Received 24 Feb 2026Underknotts, Firbank (YDNP), Sedbergh, LA10 5EF
Received 28 Apr 2016Station Approach, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0DP
Received 1 Oct 201514 BROUGHAM HALL GARDENS, BROUGHAM, PENRITH, CA10 2DB
Received 18 Sept 2015St Johns Crescent Stainton PENRITH CA11 0EX
Received 13 Feb 2025GILLCUMBER EDGE, WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HU
Received 1 Feb 202124a Finkle Street, KENDAL, LA9 4AB
Received 8 Feb 2018Land off Oxenholme Road, Kendal
Received 27 Jan 2015Land South of Fair View Daltongate ULVERSTON LA12 7BE
Received 15 Oct 2024Wray Farm, Docker, KENDAL, LA8 0DB
Received 24 Mar 2023Field adjacent to The Mains, Stanley Street, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 17 Nov 201737 NORTH ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4RE
Received 23 Jul 2018THE GOSPEL HALL, MELLBECKS, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4AB
Received 14 Jun 2019Second Floor Flat, 15 Main Street, KIRKBY LONSDALE, LA6 2AQ
Received 4 Dec 2017HILLSIDE VIEW, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1SD
Received 29 Jun 2016Bethany Christian Church Bethany Hall Lightburn Road ULVERSTON LA12 0BX
Received 8 Oct 2024Parklands Paddy Lane Mealbank KENDAL LA8 6PE
Received 22 Aug 2024British Telecom Kendal Automated Telephone Exchange, Blackhall Road, KENDAL, LA9 4BT
Received 17 Apr 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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