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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,254 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
17 Littledale, KENDAL, LA9 7SG
Received 10 Nov 2020Land off Kendal Parks Road, KENDAL
Received 28 Nov 2018Unit 12 Blackhall Yard, Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4LU
Received 12 Sept 201927 Kendal Green, KENDAL, LA9 5PN
Received 15 Nov 2018GILDERWATH, KIRKLAND ROAD, SKIRWITH, PENRITH, CA10 1RL
Received 19 Jan 2021HYCUP HOUSE, STATION ROAD, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6TX
Received 22 Dec 2017Buildings North West of Skelsmergh Hall, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA9 6NU
Received 3 May 2017Land adjacent 85 Raiselands Croft PENRITH CA11 9JN
Received 30 Nov 2023Fairbank Cottage, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BD
Received 9 Aug 20196 Stonycroft Drive, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0EE
Received 30 Apr 2018Icornshaw Barn, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PY
Received 24 Feb 201717 Meadowside Close, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0EJ
Received 26 Mar 2021GARTH HILL, GREAT ASBY, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6EX
Received 7 Jan 201615 Lower Abbotsgate, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2JU
Received 3 Dec 20196 FRIARS RISE, PENRITH, CA11 8DB
Received 28 Feb 20194 Ling Cottages Ousby Cumbria CA10 1PS
Received 14 Dec 2023Kirkby Hall Farm, Kirkby In Furness, LA17 7UX
Received 19 Nov 201535 Castle Road, KENDAL, LA9 7AU
Received 24 Feb 202011 King Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7DZ
Received 30 Sept 2019Town and Village Green area, Kendal Fell, KENDAL
Received 3 Dec 2021Change Bridge House, Garden Road, KENDAL, LA9 7ED
Received 14 Oct 2019North Lodge, Singleton Park, Paddy Lane, KENDAL, LA9 6PE
Received 28 Nov 20191 Blackberry Hill, Leighton Beck Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AX
Received 20 Jul 201716 Lime Tree Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9EZ
Received 23 Jan 2020Records 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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