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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,501 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woodside Farm Weint Lane Great Urswick ULVERSTON LA12 0SR
Received 20 May 2026BARN AT THE GRANARY, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1JE
Received 27 Nov 2012Land to the rear of The Biggins - Osterley, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2NP
Received 19 Apr 202128 JEFFERSON GARTH, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0UA
Received 30 Jan 2019Area surrounding Woodlands Nurseries Crooklands Milnthorpe LA7 7NJ
Received 8 May 2025Barn to West of Hyning House, Low Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 2DH
Received 13 Nov 201578 RUSLAND PARK, KENDAL, LA9 6AJ
Received 28 Feb 2012G Gilkes and Gordon Ltd Canal Iron Works Canal Head North KENDAL LA9 7BZ
Received 23 Nov 2023Aimshaugh Aimshaugh Road Leadgate ALSTON CA9 3EL
Received 30 Apr 2024Rostherne Charney Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6BP
Received 26 Feb 2024Askrigg Hall Skelton PENRITH CA11 9SU
Received 27 Jul 202618B King Street, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 7DZ
Received 18 Feb 2016Flat A 1 Mill Street ULVERSTON LA12 7EB
Received 25 Jun 2026LITTLE ROODS, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HR
Received 1 Oct 2019West Farmhouse Crabstack Kings Meaburn Penrith CA10 3DD
Received 28 Jul 202553 Laurel Gardens, KENDAL, LA9 6FE
Received 5 Apr 2017SOUTH LODGE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XH
Received 23 Sept 2019Windy Hill Farm, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AQ
Received 30 Oct 20231 SOUTHWAITE ROAD, LOW HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0ES
Received 22 Feb 2022Morecambe Villa, Star Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BY
Received 28 Jul 2023Green Head Farm, Storth Road, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HF
Received 20 Sept 2016Arnside Tower Farm Silverdale Road Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0SN
Received 14 Feb 2025Ona Ash High Bank Hill Kirkoswald Penrith CA10 1EZ
Received 5 Jan 20261 Stone Terrace, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6AJ
Received 9 Oct 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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