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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,510 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
OLRIG BANK HOUSE, LITTLE AYNAM, KENDAL, LA9 7AH
Received 22 Mar 2013Land at Inglewood Road Penrith CA11 8QY
Received 11 Dec 202410 Ruskin Close, KENDAL, LA9 7LA
Received 2 Jun 2016SITE ADJ. MISSION ROOM, KNOCK, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DN
Received 22 Apr 201419 OAK ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8TS
Received 22 Nov 2021Stoney Brook, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NS
Received 16 Jan 2018Newton Gate Newton Rigg Penrith CA11 0AG
Received 27 May 2024LAND AT RAISELANDS FARM, SCOTLAND ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 9JW
Received 14 Dec 20171 MARKET SQUARE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QT
Received 7 Nov 2016Lea Green, Village Green, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QL
Received 14 Sept 2020Seattle, Sandside, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7TA
Received 15 Nov 201912 A Church Terrace, KENDAL, LA9 4PR
Received 8 Mar 2017The Old Chapel Kirkoswald PENRITH CA10 1EE
Received 10 Aug 2026Stockbridge Coach House, Stockbridge Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BG
Received 26 Nov 2021100 A Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4PU
Received 23 Mar 2020Around Heaning Wood Great Urswick ULVERSTON LA12 0SL
Received 24 Oct 20246-8 Cornmarket Penrith CA11 7DA
Received 8 Apr 2026133 BURNESIDE ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 6EB
Received 31 Jan 2013APPLERIGG, LOWTHER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7US
Received 28 Oct 201440 Mayfield Avenue, HOLME, LA6 1PT
Received 29 Apr 201614 STONEWORKS GARTH, CROSBY RAVENSWORTH, PENRITH, CA10 3JE
Received 23 Dec 2015TOWN GATE FARM, AINSTABLE, CARLISLE, CA4 9RE
Received 23 Oct 2023Barn Garth Cottage, Barn Garth, Cartmel, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6PP
Received 17 Nov 201610 Abbotsgate Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2JS
Received 6 Oct 2025Records 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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