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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,437 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Soutergate, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7ER
Received 6 Jan 2016Milnthorpe Memorial Hall, 1 The Square, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QJ
Received 28 Apr 2017Levens Hall, KENDAL, LA8 0PB
Received 27 Jan 2020CASTLE FARM, LOW HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0EU
Received 31 Oct 2012SANDWATH FARM, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HE
Received 3 Dec 2020OLD COACH HOUSE, FERNLEIGH ROAD, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7HD
Received 7 Aug 2012North Lodge, Holker, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7PN
Received 6 Mar 2017Entrance to Redhills Business Park Redhills Lane Redhills PENRITH CA11 0DT
Received 26 Jun 2025PARK HOLME, EAMONT BRIDGE, PENRITH, CA10 2BX
Received 15 May 20172 CROFT TERRACE, GLASSONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1DJ
Received 24 Mar 2016High Town End Farm, Bardsea, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QJ
Received 5 Jun 2023EDEN VIEW, GREAT MUSGRAVE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DW
Received 26 Nov 2021MEADOWS END, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1RZ
Received 8 Dec 2017FOUR SEASONS, CHAPEL STREET, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6QR
Received 24 Aug 2016Aldingham Hall, Aldingham, Aldingham, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RT
Received 2 Mar 20163 Locations between Bridge 164 & 172 on the Lancaster Canal, Hincaster Tunnel East, Hincaster Tunnel West, Sedgwick Aqueduct & Kendal Change Bridge, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NT
Received 27 Oct 2021Sheep Parks, Coast Road, Baycliffe, Ulverston, LA12 9RS
Received 4 Mar 2016LAND ADJOINING CHURCH RISE, TEBAY, PENRITH
Received 16 Sept 201918 Swinnate Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HR
Received 19 Oct 202358 Monument Way ULVERSTON LA12 9SY
Received 26 Sept 2024Appleby Grammar School Battlebarrow APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6XU
Received 14 Aug 2025LAND SOUTH OF LONG MEG, LITTLE SALKELD, PENRITH
Received 7 Nov 2022Workshop, Church Hill, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0DF
Received 25 Jun 20182 High Fellside, KENDAL, LA9 4JG
Received 14 Apr 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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