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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sunny Bank, Grayrigg, KENDAL, LA8 9BU
Received 3 Feb 202221 Briery Bank, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0DY
Received 24 Feb 20231 TOWNHEAD COTTAGES, NEWBY, CA10 3EX
Received 12 Jan 2022TOWN VIEW CROFT, ROUNDTHWAITE, TEBAY, PENRITH, CA10 3XU
Received 28 May 2012Hincaster Hall, Hincaster, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7ND
Received 29 Jun 2016Farmland off Plumpton Lane South of Newland View Newland ULVERSTON LA12 7QJ
Received 23 Sept 2025Woodside House, 51 Redhills Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AR
Received 1 Jul 2019Saltcotes Hall and Cottage, Station Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HG
Received 13 Jun 2018Barn at End of Shortbutts Lane, Hutton Roof, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PG
Received 16 Dec 2020Land North West of White House Hoff APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6TA
Received 16 Dec 2024NORTH VIEW, OVERBURN, ALSTON, CA9 3SH
Received 17 Jun 2022Beacon Hill Fell Lane Penrith CA11 8BJ
Received 15 Apr 2025The Eddington 106a Highgate KENDAL LA9 4HE
Received 28 Apr 20251-2 Little Dockray PENRITH CA11 7HL
Received 8 May 2024STOCKBRIDGE HOUSE, STOCKBRIDGE LANE, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BG
Received 26 Oct 2012Templand Cottage, Cartmel Road, Allithwaite, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7QZ
Received 21 Jun 201644 Greengate Levens KENDAL LA8 8NF
Received 26 Mar 20261 Bankfield Garden, KENDAL, LA9 5DX
Received 12 Oct 20212 BARCO HILL GROVE, PENRITH, CA11 8NF
Received 28 Sept 2017CROSSRIGG HOUSE, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AW
Received 8 Jul 2015LIMES COUNTRY HOTEL, , LIMES COUNTRY GUEST HOUSE, REDHILLS LANE, REDHILLS, PENRITH, CA11 0DT
Received 17 May 20213 QUEEN STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7XD
Received 12 Jun 2018ACORN BANK, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1SP
Received 25 Mar 2015High Cape Barn Berrier Penrith CA11 0XD
Received 13 Jan 2026Records 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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