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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Quarry Lane, Sandside, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7HG
Received 18 Aug 2017CASTERTON GOLF COURSE, CASTERTON, LA6 2LA
Received 9 Jul 2012Mid Town Farm Long Marton Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6BN
Received 11 May 2026BECK HOUSE, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0PY
Received 1 Jul 202275 WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7QY
Received 13 Sept 2013HARVEST HOME, FRONT STREET, ALSTON, CA9 3QH
Received 18 Dec 2017Town Hall, SLDC Offices, Queen Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AR
Received 16 Apr 2019KENDAL RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB, SHAP ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 6DL
Received 21 Nov 2013Land North of Skirsgill Lane Eamont Bridge Penrith CA10 2BQ
Received 15 Jul 2025Kent Court, Kirkland, KENDAL, LA9 5AN
Received 20 Sept 2018Land adjacent 55 Jutland Avenue, Ravenstown, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7LQ
Received 27 Apr 2020The Grotto Market Street KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4QN
Received 2 Dec 202413 BROOKLANDS GRANGE, PENRITH, CA11 8TQ
Received 16 Apr 2018Dungarth Redhills Road Arnside CARNFORTH LA5 0AT
Received 28 May 2025Applethwaite, Methven Road, Grange Over Sands, LA11 7DU
Received 16 Apr 2015LAND OFF CARLETON ROAD, PENRITH
Received 17 Jun 20191 South Green, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0UJ
Received 10 Apr 2014St Marys Graveyard, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2BA
Received 25 Sept 2023LAND ADJACENT TO CHESTNUT GARTH, ORTON, PENRITH, CA10 3RG
Received 19 Nov 20101 Millstream Court, Cark-In-Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7NW
Received 26 Jul 2022WESTMORLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, LANE FARM, CROOKLANDS, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7NH
Received 15 Jan 2013Land near Fremington Lodge Moor Lane Brougham PENRITH CA10 2DF
Received 28 May 2024Surrounding Mill Wood Beckside Pennington ULVERSTON LA12 7NX
Received 18 Aug 2026The Tannery, Tanpits Lane, Burton In Kendal, Carnforth, LA6 1HZ
Received 26 Feb 2016Records 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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