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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,366 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HOLME PARK FARM, BURTON, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PA
Received 18 Sept 2013SCHOOL HOUSE, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1BL
Received 11 Aug 2017HARTRIGG, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1JA
Received 13 Jan 201511 Market Square, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AN
Received 19 Jun 2017Kendal United Football Club Castle Grove KENDAL LA9 7AY
Received 4 Jul 20251 MULCASTER PLACE, CROGLIN, CARLISLE, CA4 9RX
Received 19 Jul 2016Park Head Farm, Sedbergh Road, KENDAL, LA9 6PG
Received 15 Jun 2021Quetta, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QT
Received 18 Nov 2019STONEFOLD COTTAGES, ROBINS NEST/SWALLOW COTTAGE, NEWBIGGIN, PENRITH, CA11 0HP
Received 23 Dec 2020CURLEW COTTAGE, ORTON, PENRITH, CA10 3RF
Received 12 Aug 2013MOORDALE VIEW, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3EB
Received 3 Jun 2019The Birches, Murley Moss Lane, KENDAL, LA9 7NL
Received 29 Jun 2023THE NOOK, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HY
Received 4 May 2021FIELD HEAD, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BN
Received 18 Jul 2023Land North of Laurel Gardens, KENDAL, LA9 6FE
Received 24 Mar 20231 Eden Mount Close Eden Mount GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6FL
Received 10 Jun 20251 FRIARY FIELDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6UT
Received 19 Oct 2020Field, Gate & Track at Foulstone Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 2PP
Received 14 Apr 2025WORKSHOP AND PREMISES, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1NB
Received 12 Feb 2018THE CROSS KEYS HOTEL, 1 PARK ROAD, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AB
Received 1 Jul 2013THWAITE COTTAGE, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2JF
Received 20 Mar 2018Field adj Northbound Services Southwaite Carlisle CA4 0NX
Received 12 Dec 2024Killington Lake Services M6 Southbound, Killington, KENDAL, LA8 0NW
Received 2 Oct 202311 NEW ROAD, KIRKBY LONSDALE, LA6 2AB
Received 18 Jan 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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