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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,440 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Old Coach House, Fernleigh Road, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7HT
Received 19 Apr 2018Former Braddylls Arms Car Park, Bardsea, ULVERSTON, LA12 9SR
Received 14 Jun 2016WHITBARROW FARM, BERRIER, PENRITH, CA11 0XB
Received 13 Nov 201433 BONGATE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6UN
Received 25 Mar 2019Land adjacent to Rivers Mint and Kent extending from adjacent to Lakeland Distribution Centre to Helsington Mills, KENDAL
Received 9 Jul 2021TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST, WHITBARROW, BERRIER, CA11 0XB
Received 9 Aug 2017South Whinfell Farm Melkinthorpe Penrith CA10 2DS
Received 30 Mar 2026The Mill, Cartmel, GRANGE over SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 7SS
Received 4 Jan 2016FELLSIDE, NICHOLSON LANE, PENRITH, CA11 7UL
Received 17 May 2018ROEBANKS BARN, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0QF
Received 22 Apr 2021Ford Park Crescent, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7JP
Received 27 Aug 201516 Sandgate, KENDAL, LA9 6HT
Received 26 Nov 2021Plantation Filling Station Plantation Bridge KENDAL LA8 9JA
Received 3 Mar 2026Yew Tree Cottage, 6 Wood Close Gardens, Silverdale Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AF
Received 7 Jun 2017Yew Tree Playing Fields Yew Tree Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7AA
Received 4 Dec 2025WHITE HORSE, GREAT DOCKRAY, PENRITH, CA11 7BL
Received 15 May 2023GREGS HUT, PENNINE WAY, KIRKLAND, PENRITH
Received 14 May 202122 JEFFERSON GARTH, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0UA
Received 5 Jan 2015Broad View, Lyndene Drive, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6QP
Received 14 Jul 2016LOW HALL, LITTLE MUSGRAVE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PQ
Received 10 Dec 2019CAFÉ GREYSTONE HOUSE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EF
Received 10 Jan 2018Mid Town Farm Great Salkeld Penrith CA11 9LW
Received 2 Oct 2024Land North of the A66 Stainton Penrith CA11 0EB
Received 19 Apr 2024CROSSRIGG HALL, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AN
Received 10 Mar 2022Records 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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