Understanding planning · 13 min read
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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,595 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
Ground Floor 20 Beacon Buildings, Yard 23, Stramongate, KENDAL, LA9 4BH
Received 16 Jan 2017THE OLD METHODIST CHAPEL, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6BN
Received 25 Jan 2021British Telecom, Blackhall Road, KENDAL, LA9 4BT
Received 11 Jun 2019Land South of Allithwaite Road, Kents Bank, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7DD
Received 22 Mar 2023LAND ADJ TO OLD HALL FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PH
Received 11 Jan 2016Moss House, Burton, CARNFORTH, LA5 9RP
Received 25 Jul 20237 MANOR PARK, PENRITH, CA11 8AL
Received 14 Dec 2017Outside Bramble Cottage Aldingham ULVERSTON LA12 9RF
Received 15 Jan 2025Hollybank Eden Mount Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6BN
Received 7 Aug 2025Land to south of Cragg Foot, Levens, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 8PA
Received 23 Dec 2014157 Stricklandgate, KENDAL, LA9 4RF
Received 27 Jan 202397 LOWTHER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7UW
Received 18 Mar 201515 The Park, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0NX
Received 13 Jan 202156 HAYCLOSE CRESCENT, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 7NT
Received 27 Mar 2012HEYWOOD COTTAGE, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9LW
Received 9 Jul 202047 The Promenade, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AD
Received 4 Oct 2017GREENACRES, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0NB
Received 27 Feb 2019Barn A, Aikrigg Farm, Killington, Carnforth, LA6 2HD
Received 20 Aug 2014HOW HILL, HUTTON ROOF, PENRITH, CA11 0XY
Received 26 Jan 2022NEW NORTH END, NORTH END, BOLTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AX
Received 21 May 2018Colt Park Farm Aldingham ULVERSTON LA12 9RU
Received 17 Mar 2025WOODLANDS, QUEENS ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 4PH
Received 20 May 2013Holme Park Quarry, Burton, Carnforth, LA6 1NZ
Received 9 Aug 2016Fell Foot, Haggs Lane, CARTMEL, LA11 6PH
Received 13 Oct 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage