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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,377 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
EAMONT CROFT, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0DQ
Received 7 Mar 20172 FOREST HOUSE, WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7QX
Received 14 Jul 20201 Prizet House, Helsington, KENDAL, LA8 8AB
Received 16 Aug 2022Barn adj Blossom Barn Newton Reigny PENRITH CA11 0AP
Received 3 Jun 2024Heron Corn Mill, Mill Lane, Beetham, Milnthorpe, LA7 7PQ
Received 15 May 2013TOWN GATE FARM, AINSTABLE, CARLISLE, CA4 9RE
Received 15 Jul 2021LAMBERT CROFT, BOLTON, APPLEBY, CA16 6AT
Received 21 Dec 2015OAK BANK, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1EE
Received 25 Jun 2018Skew Rigg, 5 East View, KENDAL, LA9 4JY
Received 5 Dec 2019Garage block, Boarbank Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7QR
Received 21 Sept 2018Milnthorpe Methodist Church, Beetham Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QL
Received 11 Dec 2019High Oaks Farm Calthwaite Penrith CA11 9QZ
Received 5 Nov 202455 Main Street, KIRKBY LONSDALE, LA6 2WY
Received 7 Jun 2018Land to rear of Main Street and Boon Town, Burton, Carnforth, LA6 1LT
Received 24 Sept 2014Land adjacent to Marl Business Park, Watery Lane ULVERSTON LA12 9BN
Received 15 Apr 2025BROCKLEBANK, HACKTHORPE, PENRITH, CA10 2HX
Received 25 Apr 2022South east Holker Farm Cottages Cark In Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7PS
Received 11 Dec 2024Kendal Town Hall, Highgate, KENDAL, LA9 4ED
Received 30 Sept 2019LEAVY HOLME, HESKET NEWMARKET, WIGTON, CA7 8HS
Received 8 Mar 2018Land south of Field Side, Rowan Side, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7EH
Received 12 Nov 2018UNIT 10 NEWTONGATE, NEWTON ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 0BF
Received 24 Jul 2017THE DEPOT, OLD LONDON ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8GU
Received 28 Aug 20197 Beacon Close PENRITH CA11 8QH
Received 29 Jun 20267 Hawesmead Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 5HB
Received 16 Jun 2017Records 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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