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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,508 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Oxley Developments, Priory Park, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9QG
Received 1 Mar 2016Land at Laitha Lodge, KIRKBY LONSDALE, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DQ
Received 31 Jan 2017Mill Field, Shap Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6DL
Received 12 Jan 2016ROSE COTTAGE, BLENCARN, PENRITH, CA11 0DG
Received 13 Aug 2014LAND ADJ PROSPECT HOUSE, KINGS MEABURN, PENRITH, CA10 3BU
Received 20 Aug 2013LAND WEST OF MONKCASTLE FARM, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0PZ
Received 21 Apr 2016Land at West Bank, Queens Road, KENDAL, LA9 4PL
Received 1 Mar 2018Asda Stores Ltd, Burton Road, KENDAL, LA9 7JA
Received 22 Aug 2017Guards Farm Kirkby In Furness KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7TU
Received 17 Jan 2024Ravenholme The Pavilion Stainton Penrith CA11 0EA
Received 21 Feb 2024Low Sizergh Farm, Low Lane, SIZERGH, LA8 8AE
Received 22 Sept 2016Barn Garth Cottage, Barn Garth, CARTMEL, LA11 6PP
Received 17 Nov 2016Skewmount High Tenterfell KENDAL LA9 4PQ
Received 4 Jun 2025Land off Paddy Lane, Paddy Lane, Scalthwaiterigg, KENDAL, LA8 0DA
Received 31 Aug 2021Barn at Gilpin Bank, Potter Fell Road, Burneside, KENDAL, LA8 9AY
Received 12 Feb 2019The Holly Trees, The Crescent, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6AW
Received 10 Jan 2022LAND OFF BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 8QH
Received 9 Dec 20146 HELBECK ROAD, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4BH
Received 22 May 2015ROSEDALE HOUSE, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3DY
Received 8 Jul 2016Todds Farm, Lambrigg, KENDAL, LA8 0DJ
Received 19 Nov 201814 WATTSFIELD ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 5JH
Received 2 Jul 2012ABBOTSFORD HOUSE, WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 7QY
Received 1 Dec 2014Town View Fields, Town View, KENDAL, LA9 4QL
Received 7 May 2020WAYSIDE, GARBRIDGE LANE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HZ
Received 10 Feb 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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