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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,669 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
TRACK AT TARN SIDE FARM, LEECE, ULVERSTON, LA12 0QU
Received 4 Feb 2013BUS SHELTER ADJACENT 8 WEBSTER PLACE, SKIRWITH, PENRITH, CA10 1RF
Received 2 Dec 2016Willowsway Country Estate, Willowsway Stud, Stainton, KENDAL, LA8 0LE
Received 20 Oct 2021WHITRIGG HOUSE, CLIFTON, PENRITH, CA10 2EE
Received 25 Jul 2013STENKELD FARM, GREAT ASBY, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6EX
Received 28 Aug 2012VILLAGE HALL, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1AQ
Received 3 May 2022BARN TO THE NORTH OF RELANDSGATE, KINGS MEABURN, APPLEBY, CUMBRIA
Received 19 Jan 2015West Lodge, 24 Redhills Road, Arnside, CARNFORTH, Cumbria, LA5 0AU
Received 22 Mar 2023Kentside House 20 Yard 43 Highgate Kendal Cumbria LA9 4ED
Received 16 Aug 202452 Rusland Park, Kendal, LA9 6AJ
Received 9 Feb 2015LAND WEST OF HIGH GALLIGILL, NENTHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3LW
Received 22 Jun 2020The Green, Oxenholme Lane, Natland, KENDAL, LA9 7QX
Received 21 Oct 2021Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications, Newland, ULVERSTON, LA12 7SH
Received 6 Dec 2019Area surrounding Fell View House Wreaks Causeway BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS LA20 6BS
Received 10 Mar 2025Land at White Gate Caravan Park Long Marton Appleby-In-Westmorland CA16 6BU
Received 30 Sept 20258 Cross Cottage, Swine Market, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2FT
Received 18 May 2021The Shieling, Eden Park Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BW
Received 27 Jan 2022LAND ADJACENT TO INGLENOOK, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0ES
Received 22 Mar 2018Low Baron Wood Farm Armathwaite CARLISLE CA4 9TW
Received 10 Jun 2026MOTO HOSPITALITY LTD, SOUTHWAITE MOTORWAY SERVICES AREA, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0NT
Received 16 Oct 2014LOWFIELD, KIRKOSWALD, PENRITH, CA10 1EW
Received 10 Aug 201219 Strickland Court, Windermere Road, Kendal, LA9 4QU
Received 22 Apr 201565 Sparrowmire Lane KENDAL LA9 5PU
Received 5 Feb 2026Nethercroft, Lowgate, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8LU
Received 30 Nov 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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