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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,433 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fairfield, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6PY
Received 4 Sept 2013WHITE HORSE, GREAT DOCKRAY, PENRITH, CA11 7BL
Received 15 May 2023Hillfoot, Fernleigh Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7HT
Received 13 May 202173 Helmside Road, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA9 7HA
Received 4 Jul 2022CLIFTON HILL HOTEL, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EJ
Received 25 May 20122 FRIARS RISE, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 8DB
Received 3 May 2023Betfred, 11 Market Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AY
Received 3 Mar 2017Wells House Farm, Wells House Caravan Site, Ford Road, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PN
Received 4 Jul 2022Land off Haverflatts Lane, MILNTHORPE, Cumbria
Received 15 Sept 201540 Oxenholme Road, KENDAL, LA9 7HH
Received 4 Mar 2019Bel Air, Brigsteer Road, KENDAL, LA9 5DY
Received 10 Sept 2019Green Haven Windermere Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6EG
Received 28 Nov 2023162 Stricklandgate KENDAL LA9 4RF
Received 23 Sept 20249 Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, LA6 2AQ
Received 26 Jan 201510 Ruskin Close, KENDAL, LA9 7LA
Received 22 Oct 2020Garage site to the rear of Blea Tarn Road, KENDAL, LA9 7NA
Received 11 Jul 2017ARMSTRONG AND FLEMING, ROPER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 8HT
Received 15 Jun 2018Land to the south of Lumley Road, KENDAL
Received 22 Aug 201498 Oxenholme Road, KENDAL, LA9 7HQ
Received 9 Jul 2020Arbol House Fell Lane Penrith CA11 8BJ
Received 11 Mar 2024Plantation Filling Station Plantation Bridge KENDAL LA8 9JA
Received 2 Oct 2026THE GARAGE, LING TOP, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0JH
Received 16 Mar 201221 Cedar Grove, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5BL
Received 1 Feb 2013DEDRA BANKS, NEWBY, PENRITH, CA10 3HQ
Received 5 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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