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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,568 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Aug 2000 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
ALBERT HOUSE, TOWNHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3SL
Received 30 Mar 2012Land West of Moss End Business Village Junction 36 Crooklands MILNTHORPE LA7 7FP
Received 24 Apr 2026North Lodge, Boarbank Lane, ALLITHWAITE, LA11 7QU
Received 12 Jun 2017Limeriggs, Stone Close, Stainton-With-Adgarley, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, LA13 0NU
Received 11 May 202355 Birkett Drive ULVERSTON LA12 9LN
Received 29 Jan 20258 A ROODS DRIVE, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1EH
Received 8 Jan 2021THE GRANARY, SILVER STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4RB
Received 5 Jun 2017Ashlea KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4JJ
Received 9 Feb 2026Land off Horse Close Lane, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SQ
Received 11 Sept 2023DUNKIRK, REAGILL, PENRITH, CA10 3ER
Received 21 Oct 2011Newland Farm, Newland, Ulverston, LA12 7QQ
Received 22 Nov 201241 Devonshire Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9AL
Received 14 Jul 2023Tara, Dove Nest Lane, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0EY
Received 15 Jun 2018Farley Health Products Ltd Lake District Business Park Mint Bridge Road Kendal LA9 6NL
Received 15 Apr 2026Existing telecommunications installation Pig Lane GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6FB
Received 18 Jun 2026OLD CHAPEL, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9PY
Received 28 Jan 201517 Mitchelgate Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2BE
Received 20 Jul 202664 WETHERIGGS RISE, PENRITH, CA11 7EU
Received 17 Mar 201710 COLBY LANE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RJ
Received 22 Mar 2021Moss Thorn Farm Pallet Hill PENRITH CA11 0BY
Received 29 Nov 2024Greenfield House, Aynsome Road, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PS
Received 14 Feb 2020The Tree House, Fairbank, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2DU
Received 2 Jul 2019GARDEN OF LITTLE ROODS, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HR
Received 23 Feb 2016CASTLE DENE, ARMATHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 9PF
Received 14 Aug 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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