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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,613 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
REDUNDANT DWELLING AND BARN, NORTH WEST OF HARBUT LAW, ALSTON, CA9 3BD
Received 15 Feb 2023LAND AT STATION ROAD, APPLEBY
Received 16 Nov 2021BARCLAYS BANK PLC BANK HOUSE, 33 MARKET STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4QN
Received 30 Sept 2022HARD ING, SLEAGILL, PENRITH, CA10 3HD
Received 15 Jul 2014THE HOLLIES WORDSWORTH STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7QZ
Received 14 Oct 20221 UNSWORTHS YARD, CARTMEL, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6PN
Received 14 Oct 2011LAND ADJ WEST WINDS, SCEUGHDYKES, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9QX
Received 10 Dec 2019High Holt, Lyndene Drive, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6QP
Received 3 Aug 2016Sellett Hall, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 4 Nov 2016Castle View Gleaston ULVERSTON LA12 0QH
Received 19 Jan 20262 Summer Hill, KENDAL, LA9 4JU
Received 5 Jun 2017KELD FARM, CROFT ENDS, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JW
Received 26 Jun 20195 Peat Lane, KENDAL, LA9 6LA
Received 7 Jul 2021The Swallows, Colt House Lane, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SG
Received 23 Sept 2021Crozier Lodge Fell Lane PENRITH CA11 8AB
Received 9 Sept 2024PENRITH RAILWAY STATION, ULSWATER ROAD, PENRITH, CUMBRIA, CA11 7JQ
Received 9 May 2023Land South East of Catterlen and Newton Reigny PENRITH
Received 4 Sept 2025111 Oakwood Drive, ULVERSTON, LA12 9JU
Received 22 Jul 20161 Brooks Cottages, ULVERSTON, LA12 7DH
Received 7 Sept 2020Land adjacent Woodslea, Lynslack Terrace, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0EL
Received 11 Jul 2019CENTER PARCS, WHINFELL FOREST VILLAGE, WHINFELL, PENRITH, CA10 2DW
Received 14 Jan 2021The Pastures, Templand Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 7QY
Received 18 Oct 2016Salvin House Townfoot ALSTON CA9 3RN
Received 13 Jan 2025Manor House, Main Street, Burton-In-Kendal, CARNFORTH, LA6 1LH
Received 25 Mar 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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