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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
High Grounds Clifton Dykes Penrith CA10 2DH
Received 22 May 202532 Brentfield Way Penrith CA11 8DL
Received 17 Apr 2024Chadwick House, The Drive, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0DT
Received 9 Jul 2015NUTWOOD, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HF
Received 2 May 2017TYBRO, GREYSTOKE ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 9EB
Received 22 Nov 2011THE MEETING HOUSE, QUAKERS LANE, SOCKBRIDGE, CA10 2JR
Received 18 Dec 2017HARRINGTON LING, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0JH
Received 7 Jul 2023New pole to the rear of 8 Castle Grove, KENDAL, LA9 7AY
Received 27 Jul 20224 MANOR HOUSE, HIGH STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4SH
Received 8 Jul 2013SPRINGS VIEW, HIGH BIGGINS, KIRKBY LONSDALE, LA6 2NP
Received 6 Jun 2012WHITE CORNER HOUSE, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1LW
Received 14 Aug 2020Unit 2A, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7FP
Received 14 Jul 201757 Whinlatter Drive, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7HE
Received 11 Apr 201333 Rowan Avenue, ULVERSTON, LA12 9JA
Received 3 Feb 2020Lakeland Landrover, Crakeside Business Park, GREENODD, Cumbria, LA12 7RT
Received 16 Feb 202325 Ford Park Crescent ULVERSTON LA12 7JR
Received 2 Apr 2024Aldingham Nursing Home, Aldingham Hall, Aldingham, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RT
Received 26 Oct 201855 Kendal Green, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5PT
Received 24 Jul 2015Market Cross Cottage, The Square, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6QB
Received 17 Jun 2021BARN TO THE SOUTH OF SOCKENBER PARK, KINGS MEABURN, APPLEBY, CUMBRIA
Received 19 Jan 2015FELLSIDE COTTAGE, LITTLE ASBY, APPLEBY, CA16 6QE
Received 23 Jun 2014Land South East of Travellers Lodge Raughton Head Carlisle CA5 7DU
Received 16 Aug 2024Mount Barrow Service Station, Mountbarrow Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9NR
Received 29 Jun 2020Springfield, Keasdale Road, Storth, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7JZ
Received 2 Nov 2022Records 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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