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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0 approved · 0 refused · 1,671 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Beetham Nurseries, Beetham, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7AP
Received 25 Jun 2015INVERCRAE, FAIRYBEAD LANE, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0DX
Received 5 Mar 2015DUFTON HOUSE, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DF
Received 21 Jan 2021OAK HOUSE, HIGH BRIDGE, DALSTON, CARLISLE, CA5 7DS
Received 23 Jan 2017BRANTON, BRAMPTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JS
Received 30 Oct 2020The Coot On The Tarn, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SP
Received 2 Jul 2020OFF THE C3051 BETWEEN THRIMBY & LITTLE STRICKLAND, LITTLE STRICKLAND, PENRITH
Received 15 Jun 2012GREENFIELD HOUSE, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1SD
Received 26 Aug 2014BROADPOT HILL, POTTERS LOANING, ALSTON, CUMBRIA, CA9 3AD
Received 18 Mar 2022One pole to be placed outside of Old Park Wood Bungalow Cark-in-cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7PP
Received 11 Mar 2024LAND AT EDEN VIEW, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1NH
Received 23 Jan 2023Fallowfield Great Strickland PENRITH CA10 3DF
Received 8 Jan 20241 KIRKHILL, BLENCARN, PENRITH, CA10 1TZ
Received 20 May 2020EGILS HUT AND AMBERLEY COTTAGE, HEGGERSCALES LANE, KABER, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HZ
Received 11 Oct 2017Stonethwaite, Hollins Lane, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0EG
Received 20 Feb 2019Laurel Lodge Newton Reigny PENRITH CA11 0AP
Received 21 Jan 2025SITE AT TARN SIDE FARM, GAMBLESBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HR
Received 8 Apr 2016RHEGED CENTRE, REDHILLS, PENRITH, CA11 0DQ
Received 30 Nov 2006Yew Tree Cottage Barn Garth Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6PP
Received 30 Jul 2026ABETO HOUSE, FELL LANE, PENRITH, CA11 8BJ
Received 1 Dec 2015The Cottage, Main Street, BURTON in KENDAL, LA6 1ND
Received 6 Sept 20162 PARK CROFT, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AF
Received 30 May 2012Lingwood Park, Cartmel Road, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 7QA
Received 8 Apr 202124 Rusland Crescent, ULVERSTON, LA12 9LX
Received 30 Apr 2021Records 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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