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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
BIGGINS HALL, HIGH BIGGINS, KIRKBY LONSDALE, LA6 2NP
Received 24 Jul 2013PETTERILL BARN FARM, CATTERLEN, PENRITH, CA11 0BD
Received 3 Jul 2017Fleet Farm, Lupton, Carnforth, LA6 2PT
Received 20 Dec 2012GLENGARRY, AINSTABLE, CARLISLE, CA4 9QN
Received 19 Aug 202159 CAPTAIN FRENCH LANE, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 4HP
Received 18 Sept 201217 CHAPEL STREET, APPLEBY, CA16 6QR
Received 18 Jan 2016Burton Old Hall Yard 2 Tanpits Lane Burton-in-kendal CARNFORTH LA6 1HZ
Received 6 Feb 2025THE OLD VICARAGE, CHURCH STREET, TEBAY, PENRITH, CA10 3UX
Received 19 May 2014Heronsdyke Underhill Levens Kendal LA8 8PJ
Received 2 Jul 2025LAND ADJACENT TO B6412, CULGAITH, PENRITH, CA10 1QT
Received 28 Apr 2020LAND TO THE SOUTH OF GRAHAM WOOD, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DU
Received 23 Nov 2018HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION ADJACENT TO WAYSIDE, CRACKENTHORPE, APPLEBY, CA16 6AF
Received 17 Jun 202027 Charter Gardens KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4EP
Received 22 Apr 2026TODD HILLS, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HP
Received 27 Feb 2017GARAGE ADJACENT SILVERDALE, ROWGATE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4SP
Received 21 Jul 2015BOLTON MILL CARAVAN PARK, BOLTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AL
Received 20 Dec 2022BEECH END BARN, LOW PLAINS COURT, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9RQ
Received 27 Jun 2012The Langdales Levens KENDAL LA8 8PJ
Received 5 Sept 2025MOUNTAIN VIEW, NORTH DYKES, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9ND
Received 3 Jun 2013OAKLANDS COUNTRY PARK, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DH
Received 27 Jul 20171 Hartside Road, KENDAL, LA9 5HS
Received 4 Dec 2019Pine Trees, Kilmidyke Drive, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7AL
Received 5 Oct 2022Old Mill, Low Lane, Brigsteer, Kendal, LA8 8AT
Received 10 Sept 2014TOWN HALL, CORNEY SQUARE, PENRITH, CA11 7QF
Received 22 Apr 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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