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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,508 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HALL FARM HOUSE, CRACKENTHORPE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AF
Received 13 May 202053 Bellingham Road, KENDAL, LA9 5JY
Received 11 Aug 2021The Birches, Foxfield, BROUGHTON in FURNESS, LA20 6BU
Received 28 Mar 20172 CHURCH VIEW, MAIN STREET, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3NH
Received 3 Feb 2012Unnamed field near Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1RN
Received 21 Sept 2021Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel, Grange Over Sands, LA11 6QF
Received 26 Oct 201580 VICARAGE DRIVE, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 5BA
Received 12 Mar 20124 Thornleigh Drive Burton-in-Kendal CARNFORTH LA6 1NQ
Received 17 Sept 2026Bankfield Hall, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SX
Received 13 Jun 201714 Castle Street, KENDAL, LA9 7AS
Received 9 May 20173 Garden Road, KENDAL, LA9 7ED
Received 26 Sept 2017Age Concern UK, Lindale Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EE
Received 12 Sept 2019SKELLING FARM, KIRKLAND ROAD, SKIRWITH, PENRITH, CA10 1RL
Received 23 Nov 2022WEST VIEW TRAINING CENTRE, A6 NORTH OF PENNYHILL PARK, PENRITH
Received 6 Jul 20187 Castle Crescent, Kendal, LA9 7AN
Received 15 Aug 2016Machinery Store Field adjacent to Eden Bank Ormside Appleby CA16 6EJ
Received 4 Jun 202656 Park Avenue, Swarthmoor, Ulverston, LA12 0HN
Received 20 Oct 2015Green Farm Main Street Shap Penrith CA10 3PW
Received 4 Jul 202448 MILNER MOUNT, PENRITH, CA11 8EZ
Received 9 Feb 2023The Barn, Beck Head, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AY
Received 17 May 2022Grange C Of E School, Fell Drive, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7JF
Received 29 Aug 2023Hazel Garth, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NP
Received 18 Mar 2021Flail Stones, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PN
Received 22 Feb 20198 Arthur Terrace Drovers Lane Penrith CA11 7QS
Received 27 Jul 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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