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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
BROW VIEW CHURCH ROAD, GREAT URSWICK, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SZ
Received 19 Jun 2012The Old Post Office, 10 Greenside, Kendal, LA9 4LD
Received 8 Nov 2016METHODIST CHURCH, NENTHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3PF
Received 7 Nov 20163-5 Cressbrook Mews, Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2GU
Received 22 Oct 2020Thornfield, 6 Main Street & 10 Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AE
Received 24 Aug 20213 Blencathra Gardens KENDAL LA9 7HL
Received 17 Jul 2026Underwood House, Eden Mount, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BZ
Received 26 Jan 20226 Woodside Close, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HP
Received 22 Mar 2021Kings Arms Hotel, The Square, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6QB
Received 25 Oct 2021Low Fell Gate Park Ltd., Cartmel Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7EG
Received 3 Nov 2020Mutton Hall, Reservoir Road, Killington, KENDAL, LA8 0NW
Received 28 Jun 2019The Falls, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PX
Received 23 Dec 2016Stonecross Mansion, Daltongate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7RY
Received 23 May 2022Land to the rear of Beehive Cottages, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 7NJ
Received 12 Dec 2022Belle Vue Farm Buildings, Belle Vue Farm House, Mansergh, CARNFORTH, LA6 2EJ
Received 25 Mar 2021The Pastures Log Cabin Park, Templand Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7QY
Received 10 Aug 2020LAND TO REAR OF THORN LODGE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 23 Mar 2021Yanwath Gate Inn Yanwath Penrith CA10 2LF
Received 14 May 2024Kendal Wastewater Treatment Works, Wattsfield Road, KENDAL, LA9 5JN
Received 2 Jun 2016HIGH FIELD, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2LG
Received 25 Aug 2020Building at Wood Corner Lambrigg KENDAL LA8 0DG
Received 25 Jun 202410 Windermere Road, KENDAL, LA9 4QJ
Received 27 Nov 2017Highfield, Beggarside Hill, Haverflatts Lane, Ackenthwaite, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7DG
Received 25 Feb 2016Wells House Farm, Ford Road, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PN
Received 10 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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