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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,575 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Aug 2000 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
ROAD HEAD FARM, WINSKILL, PENRITH, CA10 1PB
Received 3 Dec 2020METHODIST CHURCH, VICTORIA SQUARE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QA
Received 8 Aug 2011The Gatehouse, Main Street, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6EB
Received 6 Feb 2019Manor House and Manor Close Main Street Burton-in-Kendal CARNFORTH LA6 1LH
Received 9 Oct 2025Former Royal British Legion, Kents Bank Road, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7EY
Received 18 Jun 2018Greystoke Castle Greystoke PENRITH CA11 0TG
Received 10 Jun 20244 Town View, Kendal, LA9 4QL
Received 1 Apr 2014GRAPES INN, THE SANDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6XR
Received 16 Sept 2016PLOT 6C, NORTH LAKES BUSINESS PARK, FLUSCO, PENRITH, CA11 0JG
Received 7 Jul 2011Honeypot Cottage, Brigsteer, Kendal, Cumbria Cumbria, LA8 8AH
Received 1 Dec 2014Land at Burland Grove, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7LW
Received 12 Mar 2015Boots The Chemist, 66 Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4PU
Received 5 Feb 2016Passing Winds Sedgwick KENDAL LA8 0JU
Received 27 Apr 202636 Kendal Green KENDAL LA9 5PP
Received 31 Mar 2025WHITESTONE FARM, NEWBY, PENRITH, CA10 3HB
Received 4 Jul 2017LAND AT GATEBECK ROAD, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA, LA8 0HZ
Received 11 Jun 201217 Esthwaite Green, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7RZ
Received 10 Feb 2015Sand Aire House, Stramongate, KENDAL, LA9 4UA
Received 17 Nov 2015Blenkett Farm Jack Hill Allithwaite GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7RL
Received 4 Sept 2025Town Close, The Square, Cartmel, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6QB
Received 3 Jun 2019The Willows Great Urswick ULVERSTON LA12 0ST
Received 12 Feb 2025Wellwood, Bardsea, ULVERSTON, LA12 9RD
Received 17 May 201741 Whinfell Drive, KENDAL, LA9 6JW
Received 11 Feb 202026 JEFFERSON GARTH, GREYSTOKE, PENRITH, CA11 0UA
Received 28 Mar 2019Records 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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