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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Gilbert Gilkes and Gordon Limited, Canal Iron Works, Canal Head North, Kendal, LA9 7BZ
Received 20 Mar 201520 Nether Street, Kendal, LA9 7DS
Received 26 Aug 2016South Hudgill ALSTON CA9 3LG
Received 4 Mar 202411 Dalton Lane, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1NG
Received 28 Jan 2022BANKSGATE, NORTH STAINMORE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4EX
Received 14 Oct 2020The Cottage Arrad Foot ULVERSTON LA12 7SL
Received 17 Feb 202621 Chapel Street APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6QR
Received 26 Jun 2025Underhill, Burton Road, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA9 7EP
Received 11 Apr 2017Burneside Mills, Burneside, KENDAL, LA9 6PZ
Received 18 Aug 2017Kings Arms Temple Sowerby Penrith CA10 1SB
Received 17 Sept 202414 Trinkeld Avenue Swarthmoor ULVERSTON LA12 0XB
Received 23 Apr 2025YEW TREE COTTAGE, SANDSIDE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7UD
Received 5 Dec 201277 Serpentine Road, KENDAL, LA9 4PD
Received 26 Jan 2022TOWN HEAD FARM, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DF
Received 14 Sept 201239 NORTH ROAD, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4RE
Received 24 Sept 20182 LEYFIELD COURT, KIRKBY LONSDALE, LA6 2DR
Received 1 Mar 2012BUSKRIGG, RENWICK, CA10 1LA
Received 4 May 2020Appleby Castle Boroughgate APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND CA16 6XH
Received 12 Nov 2024Scout Hill Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 2PZ
Received 19 Mar 2025DERWEN COTTAGE, CHARNEY ROAD, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BP
Received 29 Apr 2013Mint Cake Cottage, Low Fellside, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 4NH
Received 15 Jan 2016J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FP
Received 6 Jul 2016APPLETREE COTTAGE, BURRELLS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6EE
Received 31 Jul 201376 Park Road, Swarthmoor, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, LA12 0HJ
Received 22 Jul 2015Records 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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