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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,663 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Aug 2000 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Otterburn, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE, Cumbria, LA7 7NS
Received 17 Aug 201526 Sparrowmire Lane, KENDAL, LA9 5PX
Received 24 Aug 2016High Park Cottage, Oxenholme, KENDAL, LA9 7RE
Received 30 Jul 2021EDENGATE, WARCOP, APPLEBY, CA16 6PL
Received 24 Jun 2015Mccann Land from Canal Foot Road to Sandside & Sandhall Priory View Caravan Site Sandhall ULVERSTON LA12 9EQ
Received 15 Sept 2025ALDENSTONE, TOWNHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3SL
Received 1 Oct 2020WARCOP HOUSE, WARCOP, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6NX
Received 7 Sept 2018Kilnstones Underbarrow Road KENDAL LA9 5RS
Received 26 Mar 2026Inglewood Farm Stoneybeck Inglewood Road Bowscar Penrith CA11 8RP
Received 26 Jun 2024SITE ADJACENT TO INGLENOOK, STAINTON, PENRITH
Received 26 Mar 20156 Silver Howe Close, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7NW
Received 26 Sept 2014Fairwinds, Low Park Lane, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0EH
Received 23 Nov 20222 Holmescales Cottages, Old Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0NB
Received 23 Dec 20203 Dalton Drive Kendal Cumbria LA9 6AQ
Received 25 Jun 2024UNIT 2-10A, SHAP ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KENDAL, LA9 6NZ
Received 29 Mar 2006Beckside Cottage, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7SP
Received 8 Feb 2018Cambridge House, Ashmeadow Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0AE
Received 27 Jul 2021Land to the south of The Pastures, Templand Lane, Allithwaite, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 7QY
Received 20 Jun 2017ZX229, FIELD ACCESS SOUTH OF RAILWAY LINE, NR OLDFIELD WOOD, DOCKER
Received 18 Jul 201241 Charney Road, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6BP
Received 30 Mar 2016Drakes Barn Lupton CARNFORTH LA6 2PZ
Received 12 May 2026HIGH BARN, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1NU
Received 31 Jul 2012Middle Birkby Farm, Cark-In-Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7NP
Received 29 May 2019BANKS GATE, NORTH STAINMORE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4EX
Received 11 Sept 2020Records 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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