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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,406 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BULLS HEAD FARM, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9RT
Received 14 Aug 2018SWANSON HOUSE, MAIN STREET, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4BL
Received 31 Mar 2022Sea Shell Cottage, Roosebeck, ULVERSTON, LA12 0RF
Received 13 Sept 202129 WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7QY
Received 11 Oct 201862 - 64 Market Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7LT
Received 12 Apr 20211 Chestnut Grove, ULVERSTON, LA12 9HF
Received 1 Nov 2021Woodland west of 3 Low Pastures Lowgate Levens KENDAL LA8 8QH
Received 27 Jul 202611 Quakers Close Sockbridge Penrith CA10 2JJ
Received 26 Jun 2025ID 41 Emplands Flookburgh Road Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7RJ
Received 23 Dec 2024Broad Meadows Melmerby PENRITH CA10 1HA
Received 24 Feb 2026Burneside Cricket Club, Hollins Lane, Burneside, KENDAL, LA9 6QL
Received 10 Oct 2017Hard Crag Cottage (The Old Games Keepers Cottage) Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7SR
Received 4 Nov 2025MELMERBY HALL, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HB
Received 26 Apr 2018Espland Farm Brackenber Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6LP
Received 30 Jul 202432 Mountbarrow Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9NJ
Received 20 Jun 2017SWALLOW BARN, ANDREW HOUSE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 15 May 20179 Angel Square PENRITH CA11 7BT
Received 23 Apr 202432/34 The Ellers, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0AB
Received 18 Apr 2013EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITE AT MOUDY MEA, BARRAS, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4JD
Received 9 Nov 2015UNIT 34, GILWILLY ROAD, GILWILLY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PENRITH, CA11 9BF
Received 6 Apr 2021Moss House Burton-in-Kendal CARNFORTH LA5 9RP
Received 9 Jan 2026LAND OFF CARLETON ROAD, PENRITH
Received 18 Nov 202129 Ann Street, Kendal, LA9 6AA
Received 11 Jun 2014THE HAVEN, WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HS
Received 22 Jun 2020Records 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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