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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Romney Court, KENDAL, LA9 5QR
Received 9 Apr 201822 Hillcrest Drive, Slackhead, Cumbria, LA7 7BB
Received 10 Jul 2015Crosslands, Gatebeck, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 0HT
Received 8 Mar 2022THE RETREAT, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0ER
Received 14 Oct 2019Castle Hill Farm, Beckside, ULVERSTON, LA12 7NX
Received 10 May 2022Land Between West Ashgill and Over Lee House Garrigill ALSTON CA9 3HF
Received 16 Jul 2025Leavy Holme Hesket Newmarket Wigton CA7 8HS
Received 11 Mar 2026OAKLANDS FIELD, UNION LANE, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BU
Received 5 Sept 2012The Old Granary Kings Meaburn Penrith CA10 3DB
Received 19 Aug 2026Barns adjacent to Cautley Farm, Whassett, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7DN
Received 11 Dec 2018THIRD SUNBIGGIN FARM, ORTON, PENRITH, CA10 3SQ
Received 27 Nov 2015The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Received 2 Oct 20257 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4NB
Received 25 Aug 2020Quarry House 1 Eden Mount Close GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6FL
Received 25 Jul 202468 Greenside, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 5DT
Received 24 Mar 2016Stocks Farm, Scalthwaiterigg, KENDAL, LA9 6PL
Received 10 Sept 2020Bainbridge Electrical Beezon Head Beezon Road KENDAL LA9 6BW
Received 3 Aug 202615 South Green, ULVERSTON, LA12 0UJ
Received 8 Jun 202110 Hutton Close, BURTON IN KENDAL, LA6 1NR
Received 16 Jan 2018CROFT END, SCAUR LANE, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1BX
Received 17 May 2019IVY HOUSE, WINSKILL, PENRITH, CA10 1PD
Received 29 Oct 2012Land off Brigsteer Road, KENDAL, LA9 5DZ
Received 31 Mar 2023HIGH COLLEGE, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1DQ
Received 30 Jan 20155 Shoreline Business Park, Sandside, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BF
Received 29 Mar 2018Records 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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