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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,462 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
COMPOUND OFF PADDY LANE, SINGLETON PARK, KENDAL, CUMBRIA
Received 27 Jul 201256 Greenside, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 5DT
Received 22 Mar 2022Union Inn, Union Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7HU
Received 18 Nov 2020Land opposite Meadowside, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PJ
Received 20 Dec 2018STOCKWELL HALL, SEBERGHAM, CA5 7DY
Received 24 Feb 2021Land at Parsonage Farm, Beetham, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7AL
Received 12 Oct 2015SUNNYCREST, NEWBIGGIN, PENRITH, CA11 0HS
Received 9 Feb 201841 PENNY HILL PARK, PENRITH, CA11 9JW
Received 1 Aug 20167 Main Street, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7PN
Received 25 Sept 2017MORLAND AREA C OF E SCHOOL, MORLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3AT
Received 16 Nov 201518 Serpentine Road, KENDAL, LA9 4PD
Received 5 Jan 20188 ALBERT COURT, BROOK STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7XH
Received 25 May 2012FIELD 5070, STONEYBECK, PENRITH
Received 31 Mar 20155 Bective Road Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2BG
Received 19 Apr 2024MID GREEN FARM, MILBURN, PENRITH, CA10 1TN
Received 9 Nov 2016E H Booth And Co Ltd, Dodgson Croft, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2HG
Received 22 Jul 2020SITE AT TARN SIDE, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HR
Received 2 Dec 2016LAND AT JUNCTION OF A6 AND B5035, PENRITH
Received 2 Oct 2018Manjushri Buddist Centre, Conishead Priory, Priory Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QQ
Received 27 Jan 2023Colt Close Farm Southwaite CARLISLE CA4 0NB
Received 26 Feb 2024Hagg Hill Top, Beehive Lane, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AE
Received 24 Jul 2018Green Haven, Windermere Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EG
Received 7 Oct 2020LINDEN HOUSE, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1RZ
Received 4 Jul 2013Gascow Farm, Priory Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QE
Received 6 Apr 2021Records 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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