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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,443 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
15 Thornleigh Road, KENDAL, LA9 5HQ
Received 24 May 2017Greenside Farm, Hincaster, MILNTHORPE, Cumbria, LA7 7NA
Received 20 Nov 2015M K M BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD, ADMIRAL HOUSE, COWPER ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 9FW
Received 26 Mar 20217 Hardknott Gardens, KENDAL, LA9 7HS
Received 4 May 201814 Burneside Road, Kendal, LA9 4RL
Received 30 Jan 2015LAND BETWEEN FERN BANK AND EAST VIEW, REAGILL, PENRITH, CA10 3ER
Received 27 Jul 20201 CHERRY GARDENS, PENRITH, CA11 8UE
Received 12 Nov 2015HOLE HOUSE FARM, GARRIGILL, ALSTON, CA9 3HF
Received 24 Nov 2016Natwest 10 Elephant Yard KENDAL LA9 4LZ
Received 31 Mar 2025Beckwood, Gatebeck Road, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HH
Received 18 Apr 2017Co-operative Retail Services Ltd, Priory Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9HR
Received 27 Mar 2019THE SQUARE, NEWBIGGIN, HEADS NOOK, BRAMPTON, CA8 9DH
Received 15 Jan 2018COACH HOUSE AT BECKFOOT HALL, APPLEBY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PG
Received 9 Aug 2017Edge Hill Farm, Mountbarrow Road, Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 9SE
Received 24 Mar 2016Flat 3, Church Town House, The Square, Cartmel, GRANGE over SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 6QB
Received 14 Apr 201538 The Gill, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 7BP
Received 2 Dec 201519 Brunswick Square PENRITH CA11 7LR
Received 3 Feb 2026Union Inn Union Street ULVERSTON Cumbria LA12 7HU
Received 6 Feb 2023Area surrounding Wellside Broughton Beck Ulverston LA12 7PR
Received 28 May 2026Hartlands 2 Fernhill Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7JD
Received 30 Jul 20263 STOCKMANS COTTAGE, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9RN
Received 1 Sept 2020The Stable, Haverflatts Lane, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7DG
Received 24 Dec 2012Pig And Whistle Aynsome Road Cartmel Grange-over-sands LA11 6PL
Received 7 Mar 2025BLENCATHRA HOUSE, GRAHAM STREET, PENRITH, CA11 9LE
Received 9 May 2019Records 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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