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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,433 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 HIGH WIEND, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RD
Received 9 Feb 2017THE BARN, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3DY
Received 20 Jul 2018Area around Dendron Lodge Dendron ULVERSTON LA12 0QW
Received 3 Jun 2025Wainwright House, Fowl Ing Lane, KENDAL, LA9 6PH
Received 10 Mar 2022LAND AND BUILDINGS TO THE NORTH OF RENWICK, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1JL
Received 15 Dec 2022KELD FARM, KINGS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3BS
Received 11 Mar 2020Former Armadale Hotel Arrad Foot ULVERSTON LA12 7SL
Received 10 Jul 2024PENRITH GOLF HUB, MILE LANE, REDHILLS, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 0DR
Received 13 Sept 202115 BALMORAL CLOSE, PENRITH, CA11 9BJ
Received 3 Jun 2016SLACK COTTAGE, AINSTABLE, CARLISLE, CA4 9RG
Received 1 Oct 2020Breeze Hill, Carr Bank Road, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LD
Received 3 Apr 2017ORCHARD HOUSE, SANDFORD, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6NR
Received 3 Feb 2021Flat 2, The Old Barn, The Square, Cartmel, Cumbria, LA11 6QB
Received 7 May 2015Middle Fellgate Farm Cartmel Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7QA
Received 25 Jul 2025Dungarth, Carr Bank Road, Storth, Cumbria, LA7 7LB
Received 3 Aug 2015Hillberry, Haggs Lane, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6HD
Received 26 Mar 2020Cotes Corner, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8NX
Received 25 Oct 2017The Condor Block Offices; B&D Block Offices; and Garages, to the rear of County Offices,, Busher Walk, KENDAL
Received 16 Dec 2013Coastguards View, Redhills Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AT
Received 13 Mar 2023AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AT DEEPGHYLL, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 9PF
Received 9 Feb 2017Lock Cottage Canal Foot ULVERSTON LA12 9EL
Received 24 Mar 2026Lloyds Bank Plc, Union Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7HR
Received 7 Jun 2021BEECH BARN, GLENDOWLIN LODGES, YANWATH, PENRITH, CA10 2LA
Received 8 Jul 202067 SCOTLAND ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 9JD
Received 24 Aug 2015Records 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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