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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,490 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND OFF CHRISTIAN HEAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN
Received 13 Nov 2020LAND ADJACENT TO FIVE OAKS, MELMERBY, PENRITH
Received 31 Aug 2016TOBERMORY, 1 MOUNT STREET, KENDAL, LA9 4LB
Received 1 May 2013Wellhead Fountain Street ULVERSTON LA12 7EQ
Received 5 Dec 2024BLACK SYKE FARM BARN, BLACK SYKE, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9PP
Received 6 Oct 2014Killington Sailing Association, Reservoir Road, Kendal, CUMBRIA, LA8 ONW
Received 9 Feb 2015Plumpton Cottage Farm, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7SH
Received 27 Sept 2023LANTERN HOUSE, MARKET PLACE, ALSTON, CA9 3HS
Received 6 Apr 2021OMEGA PROTEINS, GREYSTOKE ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 16 Jan 2018LOWBYER MANOR FARM, ALSTON, CA9 3JX
Received 6 Feb 2023Ravenstown Working Mens Club Winder Lane Flookburgh GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7LE
Received 11 Mar 2024LOW HALL, LITTLE STRICKLAND, CUMBRIA, CA10 3EG
Received 26 Feb 20158 Soutergate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7ER
Received 3 Dec 2021PLOT 17 HARTNESS ROAD, GILWILLY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PENRITH, CA11 9BD
Received 12 Feb 20153 Cragland Park, ULVERSTON, LA12 0TX
Received 15 Jun 202011 PRINTERS CROFT, ENTRY LANE, KENDAL, LA9 4DJ
Received 22 Mar 2012ULLSWATER HOUSE, DUKE STREET, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 7LY
Received 24 Jun 201937 Longlands View, KENDAL, LA9 6HJ
Received 6 Oct 20215 Stockbridge Lane, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7BG
Received 5 Nov 2012NEDS HOUSE, HUTTON ROOF, PENRITH, CA11 0XX
Received 30 Mar 2021Land west of Oxenholme Road, Strawberry Fields, KENDAL, LA9 7TA
Received 29 May 2020DEPOT AT FELL VIEW, MORLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3AX
Received 6 Aug 2021Opposite front of 76 Owlet Ash Fields Ackenthwaite Milnthorpe LA7 7DP
Received 30 Dec 20249 Kirkland KENDAL LA9 5AF
Received 16 Apr 2026Records 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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