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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,457 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
THE LODGE, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1SB
Received 28 Apr 2020GREYSTOKE WWTW (ADJ. TO STORCH BRIDGE), GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0TJ
Received 20 Jul 2020LAND BETWEEN PARK VIEW AND JOINERS BROW, CATTERLEN, PENRITH
Received 18 Aug 20212 HOLLY CLOSE, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 8UP
Received 23 Dec 2014The Vicarage, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QQ
Received 2 Mar 2022EDEN PARK, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1LB
Received 13 May 2021GREYSTOKE CASTLE, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0TG
Received 7 Aug 2023THE WILLOWS, GREAT ASBY, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HD
Received 19 Oct 20124 Appletree Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9JR
Received 4 Dec 2018CLIFTON HALL FARM, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EA
Received 27 Feb 2019Land forming part of Ben Cragg, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PZ
Received 10 Oct 2014Whinfield Farm Lindal ULVERSTON LA12 0LE
Received 27 Jun 2025CROSSRIGG FARM, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AW
Received 2 May 2023Outside Kestrels Haunt, Heversham, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FH
Received 21 Sept 2022The Heron Theatre Stanley Street Beetham MILNTHORPE LA7 7AS
Received 8 Oct 2024CHADWELL HOUSE, NICHOLSON LANE, PENRITH, CA11 7UL
Received 1 Aug 2016WINTER TARN, NEWBY, PENRITH, CA10 3EW
Received 19 Sept 2023Priory Park House, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QG
Received 17 Sept 2018LAND SOUT EAST OF TOWN END COTTAGE, LAITHES, PENRITH
Received 23 Aug 2013The Limes Calthwaite Penrith CA11 9PU
Received 5 Jan 2026Easdale, Aynsome Road, Cartmel, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6PR
Received 3 May 2017Yard 5, Beast Banks, Kendal, LA9 4JJ
Received 15 Jan 2015Sunnyside Catterlen PENRITH CA11 0BQ
Received 23 Apr 2026Land Near Moor House Yanwath Penrith CA10 2LD
Received 6 Jun 2024Records 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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