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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 High School House, Thorny Hills, KENDAL, LA9 7AF
Received 21 May 201933 Meadowside Close, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0EJ
Received 6 Nov 20203 High Birkrigg Park, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0DY
Received 17 Nov 2017Manor Farm, Newbiggin, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PL
Received 11 Jun 2018KENDAL YOUTH HOSTEL, 118-120, HIGHGATE, KENDAL, LA9 4HE
Received 19 Oct 20122 COLDSPRINGS COURT, PENRITH, CA11 8EX
Received 24 Feb 202215 Lower Abbotsgate, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2JU
Received 29 May 2019Cherry Tree House, Aynsome Road, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PR
Received 12 Jun 2018Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme Reach A KENDAL
Received 12 Aug 2025PENRITH CEMETERY CHAPELS, BEACON EDGE, PENRITH, CA11 7RZ
Received 28 Feb 2020GRANGE HOUSE, TOWNHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3SL
Received 16 Jul 2019Village Hall North Stainmore KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4DZ
Received 4 Feb 2025Arnside Tower Farm, Silverdale Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0SN
Received 10 Jun 2021Ghyllside School, Gillinggate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4JB
Received 13 Jun 2014K Village Ltd, 1 Riverside Place, Lound Road, Kendal, LA9 7sH
Received 7 Jul 2016Former NatWest Bank, 1 Main Street, GRANGE-OVER -SANDS
Received 6 Feb 201934 QUEEN STREET, ULVERSTON, LA12 7AF
Received 24 Jan 20132 CASTLE VIEW ROAD, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6HH
Received 2 Dec 202073 Main Street, FLOOKBURGH, LA11 7LB
Received 1 Dec 2016Fellside, Gatebeck, KENDAL, LA8 0HW
Received 8 May 2017Maude Street Pharmacy, 2 Maude Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4QD
Received 11 May 2015Manor House Mellbecks KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4AB
Received 5 Dec 2023Cadent Gas Mill Lane (off Leighton Beck Road) Beetham MILNTHORPE LA7 7AP
Received 11 Nov 20247 HILLERSDON TERRACE, NENTHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3PG
Received 18 Apr 2017Records 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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