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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,410 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Sellett Hall, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 29 Jun 20164 DAMSON BANK, CROWN INN FIELDS, MORLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3EH
Received 28 Jan 201949 BEAST BANKS, KENDAL, LA9 4JJ
Received 21 Feb 2013The Pastures Log Cabin Park, Templand Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7QY
Received 10 Aug 2020PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TO REAR OF 5 BECKSIDE, CARLETON, PENRITH, CA11 8RW
Received 2 Nov 2012Selside Endowed School, Selside, KENDAL, LA8 9LB
Received 7 Jun 20167 Parklands View Penrith CA11 8TE
Received 14 Oct 2025Gilpin Bank, Burneside, KENDAL, LA8 9AY
Received 2 May 2023West View Farm, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HY
Received 31 Jan 2020THE HILL AND HILL FARM, CARTMEL, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7SS
Received 19 Sept 2012Land adjacent to the north side of Fairthornes Road, New Hutton, Cumbria, LA8 0AU
Received 16 Jan 20159 PARKLANDS VIEW, PENRITH, CA11 8TE
Received 5 May 2021MOSTYN HALL, FRIARGATE, PENRITH, CA11 7XR
Received 2 Sept 201315 Sir John Barrow Way, ULVERSTON, LA12 9SZ
Received 22 Oct 2019Silverhow, Windermere Road, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6EG
Received 31 Aug 201625 Windermere Road, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 4QJ
Received 28 Jun 2022CHESTNUT COTTAGE FORMERLY COWANDALE, COWAN HEAD, BURNESIDE, KENDAL, LA8 9HQ
Received 29 Apr 2013ARNOLD HOUSE, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0PW
Received 23 Jan 2020FIELD HOUSE, NEWBIGGIN, PENRITH, CA11 0HT
Received 9 Jul 2015STATION HOUSE, SMARDALE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HG
Received 1 Feb 20165a Thorny Hills KENDAL LA9 7AL
Received 19 Aug 2024Beetham Nurseries, Pool Darkin Lane, Beetham, Milnthorpe, LA7 7AP
Received 22 Dec 201541 CASTLE OVAL, KENDAL, LA9 7BD
Received 26 Apr 2013Maude Street, KENDAL, LA9 4QD
Received 15 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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