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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,556 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Berristal, 2 Methven Close, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7DX
Received 19 Oct 2017SPOUT HOUSE BARN, COW BROW, LUPTON, LA6 1PQ
Received 14 Jan 2013Guides Farm, Flookburgh, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7LD
Received 17 Jul 2019Annexe to 60 Peat Lane, KENDAL, LA9 6LF
Received 14 Sept 2023Skirwith Hall Skirwith PENRITH CA10 1RH
Received 10 Feb 2026FORMER THOMPSONS BOARD MILL, LITTLE SALKELD, PENRITH, CA10 1NJ
Received 11 Sept 202073 Helmside Road, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA9 7HA
Received 8 Jun 2022Castle Haggs, 21 Sunnyside, Kendal, LA9 7DJ
Received 6 Aug 201437 High Sparrowmire, KENDAL, LA9 5PD
Received 15 Jan 2016The Pastures, Templand Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7QY
Received 15 Feb 2017SCHOOL HOUSE, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AL
Received 8 Nov 20218-10 Kirkland, KENDAL, LA9 5AB
Received 4 Jul 2023NUNWICK OLD HALL, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9LN
Received 22 Jun 2012Temple Bank, Beetham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7AL
Received 18 Jan 2023Wellwood Cottage Bardsea ULVERSTON LA12 9QY
Received 9 Mar 2026BARNS AT HIGH FIELD FARM, TIRRIL, PENRITH, CA10 2LG
Received 25 Nov 2019LAND ADJ HOLMROOK, DRAWBRIGGS LANE, APPLEBY
Received 17 Jul 2015Field: St Anthonys Field, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7EB
Received 18 Sept 2017The Orchard, White Ghyll Lane, Bardsea, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QR
Received 1 Aug 2018ELLERHOLME, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JG
Received 21 Apr 2021Lyndene, Holme Lane, ALLITHWAITE, LA11 7QD
Received 10 Jun 2016SCHOOL HOUSE, NENTHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3LS
Received 22 Sept 2014Land off Kendal Parks Road, KENDAL
Received 5 Dec 2014BRIGGLE FARM, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1NZ
Received 6 Oct 2015Records 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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