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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,485 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
EDENHOLME BAKERY, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1BG
Received 3 May 2017Rear of 37-39 Finkle Street, KENDAL, LA9 4AL
Received 1 Dec 2022Guides Farm, Cart Lane, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AF
Received 19 Oct 2022Lichen Gill, Gatebeck Road, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HH
Received 4 Sept 2019BANK END, GREAT URSWICK, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SW
Received 23 Apr 2012Above Gate Farm, Leece, Ulverston, LA12 0QP
Received 26 Jun 2014Yewbarrow Lodge, Main Street, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EB
Received 13 Jun 2023Yew Trees, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 15 Sept 2020Birchwood, 6 Far Close Drive, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0BG
Received 13 Dec 2016Lund Farm, North Lonsdale Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9SZ
Received 4 Aug 2022LAND ADJACENT TO HARBERRY, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1JL
Received 20 Jun 2016Former Gallowbarrow Mill Site, Natland Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7LR
Received 20 Nov 201433 Wattsfield Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5JN
Received 2 Apr 2013BARCO LODGE, FOLLY LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8NA
Received 1 Aug 2013MELKINTHORPE POULTRY FARM, MELKINTHORPE, PENRITH, CA10 2DP
Received 4 Jul 202337 Charney Road, Grange Over Sands, LA11 6BP
Received 20 Apr 2016Levens Village Store, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8ND
Received 18 May 2021Black Barn West of Maple Croft Clifton Penrith CA10 2EP
Received 4 Dec 2025SMAILTHORN, LOW FELL SIDE, MIDDLETON, LA6 2LY
Received 25 Apr 2012Railway Yard, Moss Lane, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1RH
Received 14 Feb 2018West End House Lazonby Penrith CA10 1AJ
Received 28 Jan 202688 Windermere Road, KENDAL, LA9 5EZ
Received 5 Nov 2020CROSBY HOUSE, ACKENTHWAITE, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FL
Received 13 Dec 2012FLAT 4 AVONDALE, 84 KENTSFORD ROAD, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7BB
Received 28 Dec 2012Records 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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