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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,367 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 CHAPEL STREET, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6QR
Received 10 Oct 20227 Helsington Laithes, Helsington, KENDAL, LA9 5RN
Received 2 Aug 20216 PARKLANDS WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8SD
Received 15 Jan 2020Holly Lodge Kentsford Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7BB
Received 30 Jun 202532 BRENTFIELD WAY, PENRITH, CA11 8DL
Received 10 Feb 20155 Dove Nest Lane, Endmoor, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 0EY
Received 29 Feb 2016BONGATE HOUSE, BONGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6UE
Received 20 Jun 2019LAND AT OLD TOWN, HIGH HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0JE
Received 9 Sept 2015NEW HOUSE FARM, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HN
Received 15 Dec 202026 Kendal Green KENDAL LA9 5PN
Received 4 Nov 20241 Market Street Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AU
Received 1 Oct 2024LAND AT STATION ROAD, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9PP
Received 18 Feb 2019The Duke, Farleton, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PB
Received 20 Apr 2021The Nunnery Staffield PENRITH CA10 1EU
Received 27 Oct 20259 Little Dockray Penrith CA11 7HL
Received 5 Aug 20248 Ulverston Road, Swarthmoor, ULVERSTON, LA12 0JB
Received 13 Oct 2022Wood End Farm, Low Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DH
Received 27 Sept 20228 BATTLEBARROW, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XS
Received 16 Feb 2023WINDY RIDGE, HIGH HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0HS
Received 24 Feb 2021Willowsway Country Estate, The Barn, The Bothy, Coach House, Old Stables, The Barn, The Bothy, Coach House, Old Stables, Willowsway Country Estate, Stainton, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 0LE
Received 28 May 2020LANGTON FIELD, LANGTON FARM, LANGTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JG
Received 27 Feb 2020DENBY, NORTH DYKES, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9ND
Received 10 Aug 2015Union Inn, Union Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7HU
Received 24 May 20226-8 Cornmarket Penrith CA11 7DA
Received 8 Apr 2026Records 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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