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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,541 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
GREENHOW, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6NG
Received 16 Jul 2018106 Bellingham Road, KENDAL, LA9 5JU
Received 3 Mar 2017HIGH HALL, LITTLE STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3EG
Received 3 Jan 2012METHODIST CHURCH, CHAPEL LANE, KIRKBY THORE, CA10 1UH
Received 20 Apr 2020113 Stricklandgate KENDAL LA9 4RF
Received 8 Mar 20241 Beacon Gardens PENRITH CA11 8BE
Received 11 Jul 2024Kidside House MILNTHORPE LA7 7LT
Received 19 May 2025Newlands, Methven Road, Grange-Over-Sands, LA11 7DU
Received 11 Dec 2014Kendal College, Milnthorpe Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AY
Received 11 Feb 2013HARTWELL HOUSE, PRIEST LANE, CARTMEL, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6PU
Received 4 May 2012The Lakeland Museum, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kirkland, KENDAL, LA9 5AL
Received 8 Nov 2023BRAMLEYS, GREEN LANE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9LW
Received 21 Dec 20121, 2 AND 3 INGLEWOOD TERRACE, 70 LOWTHER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7SZ
Received 4 Dec 2020GARTH HOUSE, HUTTON END, PENRITH, CA11 9TT
Received 17 Dec 2012Mid Town Cottage, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SP
Received 10 Jul 201713 Castle Road, Kendal, LA9 7AU
Received 5 May 201522 MARKET SQUARE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QT
Received 4 May 2022Bank House, Leasgill, Milnthorpe, LA7 7FG
Received 29 Mar 201617 FORD PARK CRESCENT, ULVERSTON, LA12 7JR
Received 24 Jan 2012Beckbank Farm Great Salkeld PENRITH CA11 9LN
Received 17 Sept 20242 Kingsley Avenue, Swarthmoor, Cumbria, LA12 0JD
Received 2 Feb 2016Auburn, 72 Kentsford Road, Grange-Over-Sands, LA11 7BB
Received 29 Jul 2014Cumbria Grand Hotel, Lindale Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EN
Received 26 Feb 2018LAND ADJACENT TO 4 CHURCH ST MILNTHORPE, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA
Received 1 Oct 2012Records 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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