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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,433 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Burneside Mill, Burneside, KENDAL, LA9 6PZ
Received 10 Mar 2023Hawkswell Farm Broughton Beck ULVERSTON LA12 7PP
Received 29 Aug 2025Land adjacent to Pennington Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 0RR
Received 10 Nov 2017DUNN EDEN HOUSE, OUSBY, PENRITH, CA10 1QA
Received 9 Jun 20222 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4ND
Received 11 Nov 2014JOHN BEATY TRANSPORT LTD, STATION VIEW, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 20 Mar 2023Westmorland And Furness Council Voreda House Portland Place Penrith CA11 7BF
Received 25 Nov 202429 SWINNATE ROAD, ARNSIDE, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HR
Received 3 Apr 2013Monkcastle Farm Monkcastle Southwaite CARLISLE CA4 0PZ
Received 8 Sept 2025Fell Garage Main Street Shap Penrith CA10 3PZ
Received 4 Sept 20251 Helme Lodge, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QA
Received 23 Jun 2023Land West of Thorpe Field Sockbridge CA10 2JN
Received 22 Jan 2024Ashrigg, Ashmount Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BX
Received 28 Mar 20224 Garden Terrace, Baycliff, Cumbria, LA12 9RP
Received 14 Jan 2015Cavendish Arms, Cavendish Street, Cartmel, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6QA
Received 5 Apr 2018HEATHER BANK, BRACKENBER, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LP
Received 27 Aug 2020Three Roods New Barns Road Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0BB
Received 14 Jul 2026Whinfell Centre, Longpool, KENDAL, LA9 6ER
Received 20 Sept 2017100 PATEGILL ROAD, PATEGILL, PENRITH, CA11 8JS
Received 1 Nov 2016Rear of 14 William Street Penrith CA11 7UP
Received 26 Sept 2024Cregean, Woodhouse Lane, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EW
Received 6 Jun 2017Beacon Hill Cottage Fell Lane Penrith CA11 8BJ
Received 15 Mar 2024Land North and South of Crossrigg Farm Cliburn PENRITH CA10 3AW
Received 17 Sept 20246 Station Lane, BURTON in KENDAL, LA6 1HT
Received 5 Apr 2019Records 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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