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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,365 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Queen Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AX
Received 15 May 2017Riversdale, Kentrigg, KENDAL, LA9 6EE
Received 5 Jan 2017KINGS ARMS HOTEL, MARKET STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QN
Received 28 Feb 2013Land of North Powis Road Long Marton Appleby CA16 6JP
Received 3 Oct 2025BEACON SQUARE, FELL LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8AJ
Received 15 Apr 20164 Kinn Barns, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AZ
Received 20 Aug 2020Stribers Farm, Haverthwaite, ULVERSTON, LA12 8PE
Received 3 Mar 2021Ashton House Lodge, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 13 Apr 2022Fishermount, 2 Beast Banks, KENDAL, LA9 4JW
Received 7 Jun 2021LOWTHER HOLIDAY PARK, LOWTHER, PENRITH, CA10 2JB
Received 12 Nov 2018LAND ADJ TO MEADOWBECK, GREYSTOKE GILL, PENRITH, CA11 0UQ
Received 24 Oct 20181-2 LITTLE DOCKRAY, PENRITH, CA11 7HL
Received 1 Jun 2022HOLLY COTTAGE, CROSBY RAVENSWORTH, PENRITH, CA10 3JP
Received 13 May 2015C H Cars 28 Shap Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6BZ
Received 16 Jan 2013LAND ADJACENT SOWERBY LODGE, BROUGH SOWERBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4EG
Received 16 Feb 2017Norfolk House, 9 Thorny Hills, KENDAL, LA9 7AL
Received 24 Mar 2023Duck Pond Barn Sowerby Row CARLISLE CA4 0QG
Received 3 Jun 202422 Ruskin Drive, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DB
Received 15 Sept 2017Storth C Of E Storth Road Storth MILNTHORPE LA7 7JA
Received 9 Oct 2024HIGH RAISE, GRAHAM STREET, PENRITH, CA11 9LB
Received 23 May 2016GARTH HOUSE, LOW HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0EU
Received 10 Mar 201759 Hayclose Road Kendal LA9 7NF
Received 31 Mar 20252 Midtown Farm Cottages Long Marton Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6BN
Received 7 Jul 2023Cartref, Greenood, Ulverston, LA12 7RG
Received 2 Apr 2013Records 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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