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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,524 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jan 2004 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
The Old Rectory Milburn Road Newbiggin Temple Sowerby PENRITH CA10 1TB
Received 19 Feb 2026LAND NORTH WEST OF PEMBROKE FARM, BROUGHAM, PENRITH, CA10 2DE
Received 17 Sept 2020THE OLD SCHOOL, GREENHOLME, PENRITH, CA10 3TA
Received 10 Dec 20144 Market Place, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7BA
Received 19 Jan 2015MURTON HALL, MURTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6ND
Received 6 Aug 2012Building South of Strawberry Bank, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA8 9JU
Received 3 Jul 20193 SUNNYSIDE, GREAT ASBY, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6EZ
Received 17 Aug 2012SNUG COTTAGE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EP
Received 11 Sept 2015Craigroy, Pennington, ULVERSTON, LA12 0JL
Received 19 Nov 202122 Collin Croft, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 4TH
Received 19 Oct 2022Moores Paddock Low Biggins Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2DH
Received 29 Nov 2023HALL FARM COTTAGE, MORLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3AZ
Received 13 Aug 20147 Horncop Lane, KENDAL, LA9 4SR
Received 13 Feb 2017Rose Cottage Newbiggin PENRITH CA11 0HS
Received 16 Jun 2026Oakwell, Broughton Beck, Ulverston, LA12 7PR
Received 22 Aug 2014J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, LA7 7FP
Received 29 Oct 2014HOPLANDS, STAINTON, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 0EP
Received 27 Apr 2012Garth House Culgaith PENRITH CA10 1QT
Received 27 Jan 2025BRUNSWICK SCHOOL, BRUNSWICK ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 7LX
Received 1 Nov 2019The Watercloset, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LR
Received 13 May 2022Wells House Farm, Ford Road, Cartmel, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6PN
Received 8 Feb 2017CROSSFIELD FARM, BOWSCAR, PENRITH, CA11 9NQ
Received 9 Dec 2022The Fountain House 8 Beck Head Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2AY
Received 12 Aug 2025LAND AT PEAFOOT, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QE
Received 30 Apr 2021Records 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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