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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,456 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 10 Sept 202010 Somerwood Close Long Marton Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6BH
Received 2 Jan 2026Land at Blenket Farm, Jack Hill, Allithwaite, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7RL
Received 31 Jul 201811 Daltongate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BD
Received 5 Oct 2021Plot E Holme House Farm, Skelsmergh, KENDAL, LA8 9AQ
Received 20 May 2021SITE ADJACENT TO CARAVAN AT EDEN PARK, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1LB
Received 23 Apr 2012LAND BEHIND FELLSIDE, NICHOLSON LANE, PENRITH, CA11 7UL
Received 9 Oct 2014LAND ADJACENT TO JORDAN LANE TO THE SOUTH OF HOLME FARM, MIDDLETON
Received 18 Jan 2013LAND NORTH OF NEWTON ROAD, PENRITH
Received 16 Aug 201620 Lowther Park, KENDAL, LA9 6RS
Received 18 Apr 2019Laurel Barn, Ladyford Mews, Gilthwaiterigg Lane, KENDAL, LA9 6LJ
Received 15 Feb 2023Penholme House, Charney Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BP
Received 8 Oct 20201 East Court, ULVERSTON, LA12 0UG
Received 31 Aug 2021Green Dragon Farm, off Tarn Lane, Burton-in-Kendal, Carnforth, LA6 1JF
Received 20 Sept 2013Unit 1 Mintsfeet Road, KENDAL, LA9 6DE
Received 10 Aug 2017The Old Barn, 30 Cart Lane, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AF
Received 15 Dec 2021TRAINRIGGS FARM, APPLEBY ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PG
Received 18 Feb 2019Land adjacent to Spring House, Scales, Ulverston, LA12 0PF
Received 15 Jan 2013Flat 2, 9 Queen Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AF
Received 26 Jun 2017LAND TO THE REAR OF STAYNEGARTH, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EP
Received 17 May 2023OMEGA PROTEINS LTD, GREYSTOKE ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 19 Jul 201711 Nether Street, KENDAL, LA9 7DS
Received 15 Mar 2022LOW BORROWBRIDGE, TEBAY, CA10 3XT
Received 21 Jan 2016LITTLE BLENCOW FARM, BLENCOW, PENRITH, CA11 0DG
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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