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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
30 MARKET STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QW
Received 3 Dec 20142 - 3 Eggerslack Terrace, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6EQ
Received 25 Jul 201948 Sedbergh Road, KENDAL, LA9 6BE
Received 19 May 20211 The Paddocks, Pennington Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 7SE
Received 19 Apr 2018The Grapes Inn The Sands Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6XR
Received 10 Mar 2025Land adjacent to Next Ness Lane and Lakes Glass Centre, Canal Head, Ulverston, Cumbria
Received 25 Jun 20132 Low Pastures Lowgate Levens KENDAL LA8 8QH
Received 20 Jul 2026Wharton House, The Square, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6QB
Received 26 Sept 2022Orchard Cottage, Pembroke Court, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5JA
Received 31 Aug 2012Cricket Ground, Back Lane, Sedgwick, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 0JX
Received 19 Dec 2022Hillside Villa, Serpentine Road, Kendal, LA9 4PE
Received 30 Oct 2015Station Yard, Milnthorpe, LA7 7LR
Received 9 Nov 2015Knott View Barn, Farleton, CARNFORTH, LA6 1PB
Received 6 Jan 20222 Fairview New House, Daltongate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BE
Received 12 Oct 2021LAND AT NENTHEAD VILLAGE CENTRE, NENTHEAD, ALSTON
Received 6 Aug 202042 Mayfield Avenue, Holme, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA6 1PT
Received 29 Feb 2016Barn at Mellguards Farm Mellguards Southwaite CARLISLE CA4 0LE
Received 8 May 2026SATU INTERIORS LTD, OFFICE 1 THE WHITE OX, INGLEWOOD ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 8QN
Received 4 Aug 2020REIGNY COTTAGE, NEWTON REIGNY, PENRITH, CA11 0AP
Received 15 Jan 201833 Sedbergh Road, KENDAL, LA9 6AH
Received 24 Jul 201725 Lightburn Avenue, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0DJ
Received 16 Jul 20154 Castle Road, KENDAL, LA9 7AU
Received 15 Aug 2022Loftwood, Casterton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2SF
Received 21 Apr 2016Baycliff Farm, Main Street, Baycliff, Ulverston, LA12 9RN
Received 31 Oct 2012Records 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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