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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,371 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Mill Dam Cottage, Cartmel, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7SS
Received 29 Sept 2016LAND ADJACENT TO WALMAR, CROFT HEAD, SOCKBRIDGE, PENRITH
Received 28 Nov 2019136 Windermere Road KENDAL LA9 5EZ
Received 3 Jul 2026Primrose Bank Barn, Hale, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BL
Received 8 Sept 2017LAND OPPOSITE IVY HOUSE, OUSBY, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA10 1QA
Received 1 Feb 2016OLD RECTORY FARM, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0UJ
Received 23 Feb 2017Plot 7 Cowper Road Gilwilly Industrial Estate Penrith CA11 9BN
Received 24 Oct 202544 KING STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7AY
Received 14 Mar 2018Fieldbeck, Barn Garth, Cartmel, Grange-Over-Sands, LA11 6PP
Received 7 Nov 2014LAND SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTONE FARM, JOHNBY, PENRITH, CA11 0UU
Received 23 Dec 2022EDEN BANK FARM, BOLTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AY
Received 22 Jun 2016Banks Farm ALSTON CA9 3ND
Received 21 Feb 20255 LOW GARTH, KENDAL, LA9 5NZ
Received 2 May 2013Clog Hall Nenthead Alston CA9 3LJ
Received 10 Jun 2024RAWCROFT, ARTHUR STREET, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 7TU
Received 20 May 2013Land at Croft Ends APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6JW
Received 6 Aug 2025Ullswater Community College Wetheriggs Lane Penrith CA11 8NG
Received 24 Mar 202617 Silverdale Drive, KENDAL, LA9 6RP
Received 25 Jul 2018Hall More Lodge Caravan Site, Hale, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BP
Received 4 Apr 2016Juniper House, Oxenholme Road, KENDAL, LA9 7RL
Received 4 Mar 2020PRIORSDALE FARM, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3HB
Received 24 Aug 2020GREYSTOKE GILL, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH
Received 12 Aug 2016Roe Banks Ivegill Carlisle CA4 0QF
Received 21 Mar 2025HUTTON SUBSTATION, OLD HUTTON, LA8 0LZ
Received 23 May 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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