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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,539 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Aug 2000 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
THE OLD RECTORY, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0UJ
Received 21 Apr 20161.1 acre plot Moraine Business Park Land North of Meadowbank Business Park Kendal Cumbria LA9 6NY
Received 22 Apr 2024Grange View Park Lane GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7HQ
Received 11 Oct 2024Highfield, Kearstwick, CARNFORTH, LA6 2EB
Received 1 Apr 2016Station Yard, Crooklands Road, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7LR
Received 5 Nov 20192 Beechnut Road, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 7FF
Received 19 Dec 2022LAND AT RAINE FARM, RAUGHTON HEAD, CARLISLE, CA5 7DT
Received 23 Jun 2020CUMBRIA HOUSE, GILWILLY ROAD, GILWILLY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PENRITH, CA11 9FF
Received 30 Jun 2014May Cottage Aiketgate Armathwaite CARLISLE CA4 9TH
Received 3 Oct 2024The Coot On The Tarn Great Urswick ULVERSTON LA12 0SP
Received 2 Dec 2024LAND AT BLACK LEASES FARM, KIRKBY THORE, PENRITH, CA10 1XS
Received 30 Apr 2018LANGTON FIELD, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JG
Received 1 Jun 2023St Georges Church, Castle Street, KENDAL, LA9 7AS
Received 22 May 2017NEDS HOUSE, HUTTON ROOF, PENRITH, CA11 0XX
Received 23 Oct 2023THE HERMITAGE, ALSTON, CA9 3DB
Received 2 Sept 2015Holy Trinity Church, Holme, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PZ
Received 27 Sept 2021NEWTON RIGG COLLEGE, NEWTON RIGG, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 0AH
Received 27 Oct 2014Land Adjacent Orchard Hideaway Camping Pod Site Redhills Lane Redhills PENRITH CA11 0DT
Received 10 Sept 2026Oak Fold Farm, Garnett Bridge Road, KENDAL, LA8 9AU
Received 20 Jul 2020Station Yard Burneside BURNESIDE
Received 1 Dec 2023CROFT HOUSE, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AY
Received 1 May 2013Birds Park Impounding Reservoir, Off Paddy Lane, KENDAL, LA9 6PF
Received 26 Oct 2020Killington Sailing Association, Reservoir Road, Killington, LA8 0NW
Received 9 Dec 2015Orchard Farm Bleatarn Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6PX
Received 5 Feb 2024Records 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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