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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,560 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sawyers Arms Hotel, Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4RF
Received 25 Nov 20151 MILESTONE COTTAGE, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 9NQ
Received 6 Oct 2015Priory Gardens Priest Lane Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6PU
Received 7 Feb 202539 Holyoake Terrace, Watery Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 9DD
Received 14 Sept 2018Roan Edge Quarry & Inert Landfill, Killington, KENDAL, LA8 0AP
Received 8 Feb 2018Fox Tower View SOULBY CA17 4PJ
Received 28 May 2026EAST VIEW, ORTON, PENRITH, CA10 3RX
Received 5 Sept 2012Fairways, Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 2BT
Received 3 Nov 2015Land at Briery Bank Arnside CARNFORTH LA5
Received 10 Feb 2026Castle Mill, Aynam Road, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 7DB
Received 27 Feb 2015RIGG HOUSE, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0PR
Received 23 Jul 2015Co-Operative Retail Services Ltd, Priory Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9HR
Received 22 Apr 2021Locations North and East of 10 Kent Place, Dowkers Lane, KENDAL, LA9 4EY
Received 9 Nov 2021Beckside Cottage, Beckside, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7SP
Received 13 Jul 2018Former Candle Factory, Lindale Road, GRANGE over SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 6EP
Received 28 Apr 2015Thatchmoor Cottage, Lambrigg, KENDAL, LA8 0DQ
Received 28 Apr 2017STOBARS HALL, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PT
Received 19 Nov 2012White House Hoff Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6TA
Received 12 Dec 2025ACORN BANK, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1SP
Received 5 Nov 2015Strand Court, The Esplanade, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7HH
Received 19 May 20234 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PN
Received 20 Apr 2026BARON COURT, FAIRYBEAD LANE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0DX
Received 12 Sept 2014RICHMOND PLAINS, SEBERGHAM, CARLISLE, CA5 7EA
Received 9 May 2023Low Kirkbarrow Lane, KENDAL, LA9 5DG
Received 7 Mar 2023Records 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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