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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ulverston Railway Station, Station Approach, ULVERSTON, LA12 0DP
Received 2 Sept 2016Bramble Byre Howbarrow Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7SS
Received 22 Jul 2026Fairfield, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6PY
Received 19 Mar 2013Kelkerwell Barn, Kelker Well, Newbiggin, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PJ
Received 17 Sept 2018BARNS AT HIGH FIELD FARM, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2LG
Received 26 Sept 2018LAND ADJ EWEBANK HOUSE, WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 22 Dec 2022LAND ADJACENT 1 THE CLOISTERS, LOW WIEND, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6QN
Received 15 Dec 2014Land off A595 School Road KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7TL
Received 21 Sept 20227 Castle View, Sedgwick, KENDAL, LA8 0JL
Received 27 Jul 2020KIRKHOUSE FARM, MILBURN, PENRITH, CA10 1TJ
Received 14 Dec 2020Natland Mill Beck Farm, Natland Mill Beck Lane, KENDAL, LA9 7LH
Received 20 Jul 2016Uam Property County Square ULVERSTON LA12 7AB
Received 8 Jan 2025Land off Carleton Road Penrith
Received 1 Dec 2023Triple D Motorsport Ltd, Mintsfeet Road South, KENDAL, LA9 6ND
Received 8 Jun 201812 Beech Bank ULVERSTON LA12 7EZ
Received 17 Sept 202414 Hampsfell Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9PX
Received 29 Feb 2016Beckside House Farm, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 7SW
Received 9 Nov 2022West End Farm West End Lane Ulverston LA12 9HW
Received 10 Nov 2025Land off Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2FQ
Received 27 Feb 2020Church View Cottage Heversham MILNTHORPE LA7 7EN
Received 2 Jul 202621 WETHERIGGS RISE, PENRITH, CA11 7EX
Received 15 Mar 2021DUNROVIN, CATTERLEN, PENRITH, CA11 0BQ
Received 20 Oct 2023Land at Carleton Hall Farm Carleton Avenue PENRITH CA11 8RQ
Received 8 Jul 2024Land near St. Anthony's Close, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7DF
Received 9 Jul 2021Records 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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