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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Pinfold Close Skelton Penrith CA11 9SB
Received 20 Aug 2025BROOKLYN, BRAMPTON ROAD, ALSTON, CA9 3AA
Received 8 Mar 2018Land opposite Broadthorn Cottage, Patton, KENDAL, LA8 9DR
Received 18 Oct 2016Walled garden adjacent to The Old Coach House, Aldingham, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RT
Received 31 Mar 2014Benson Hall Caravan Park, Scalthwaiterigg, KENDAL, LA9 6PL
Received 3 Jun 2019EDENHALL GRANGE, EDENHALL, PENRITH, CA11 8TD
Received 31 May 201816 HIGH WIEND, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6RD
Received 9 Feb 20172 Bankfield Garden, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5DX
Received 20 Mar 2014KELD HEAD HOUSE, OLD KELD HEAD, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EQ
Received 21 Sept 2023Lakeland Landrover, Crakeside Business Park, Greenodd, ULVERSTON, LA12 7RT
Received 8 Jun 202126 CROFT TERRACE, PENRITH, CA11 7RS
Received 16 Dec 202217 Woodland Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 0DX
Received 24 Oct 20161 SALKELD ROAD, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1ND
Received 23 Sept 2016108 Low Garth, KENDAL, LA9 5PB
Received 4 Mar 2021NENTHALL COTTAGE, NENTHALL, ALSTON, CA9 3LQ
Received 16 Mar 2018Wreaks End Farm, BROUGHTON IN FURNESS, LA20 6BS
Received 11 Sept 2017Land North West of White House Hoff APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6TA
Received 16 Dec 2024Eden Field Armathwaite CARLISLE CA4 9PQ
Received 26 Feb 2025WETHERELL HOUSE, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9SQ
Received 20 May 2019LAND AT OTTERS HOLT, CULGAITH, PENRITH
Received 26 Feb 2021BARN SOUTH OF NEWBY END, NEWBY, PENRITH
Received 6 Jul 2022EAST VIEW BARN, LAMONBY, PENRITH, CA11 9SS
Received 9 Jun 2023Helm View, Popplemire Lane, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0NA
Received 24 Jan 20208 The Parklands PENRITH CA11 8TF
Received 6 May 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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