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Westmorland and Furness planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Westmorland and Furness Council. Covers the former Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland council areas.Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Westmorland and Furness website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
54,674Searchable applications
198Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications

0 approved · 0 refused · 2,584 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Nov 1997 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 30 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning About Building Control and contact detailsLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application advice and feesConservation areas Find a conservation areaArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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.

Conservation areas28 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

More application records

  1. Determined03/1112

    Reduction in density from 4 to 3 dwellings revised proposals

    FORMER UNITS 1-4 OLD TOWN LODGE, HIGH HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0JE

    Received 10 Dec 2003
  2. Determined18/0033

    Provision of underground gas storage tanks to serve adjoining residential development.

    LAND TO REAR OF TEMPLE SOWERBY MEDICAL CENTRE, TEMPLE SOWERBY

    Received 12 Jan 2018
  3. Determined13/0577

    Conversion of traditional farm buildings to two holiday-let dwellings.

    TODD HILLS, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HP

    Received 31 Jul 2013
  4. Determined22/0548

    Proposed roof over existing silage pit.

    HAY CLOSE, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9PX

    Received 12 Jul 2022
  5. Determined98/0333

    EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BEDROOM ACCOMMODATION

    LONGBANK, MAIDENHILL, PENRITH

    Received 12 May 1998
  6. Determined23/0198

    Proposed cover to existing midden.

    HIGH OAKS FARM, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9QZ

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  7. Determined2026/0586/HOU

    Installation of an electric vehicle chargepoint on the South West elevation of the dwelling, as part of Westmorland and Furness Council’s EV Pavement Channel Trial.

    4 Little Sandhill Kirkoswald Penrith CA10 1EL

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  8. DeterminedSL/2006/0423

    ERECTION OF YOUTH SHELTER

    YOUTH AREA, PARK ROAD, SWARTHMOOR, ULVERSTON, LA12 0HH

    Received 18 Apr 2006
  9. DeterminedSL/2005/0135

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION & ALTERATIONS TO GARAGE ROOF

    19 SCAFELL DRIVE, KENDAL, LA9 7PE

    Received 7 Feb 2005
  10. Determined99/0577

    EXTENSIONS TO FORM GARDEN ROOM AND STORE; INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    TOWNHEAD HOUSE, ORTON, PENRITH

    Received 26 Jul 1999
  11. Withdrawn5011654-(4)

    CONVERSION OF BARNS TO FIVE DWELLINGS, IMPROVEMENTS TO ACCESS & INSTALLATION OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

    COWPERTHWAITE FARM, FIRBANK

    Received 28 Jun 2001
  12. DeterminedSL/2015/0629

    12' x 8' timber garden shed and 8' x 6' timber garden shed to be located on the grounds of a Grade II* listed building.

    Swarthmoor Hall, Swarthmoor Hall Lane, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0JQ

    Received 3 Jul 2015
  13. Determined5022942

    DOUBLE GARAGE WITH STORAGE OVER (RESUBMISSION OF 5/02/1636)

    HIGH PARK NURSERY, HIGH PARK LANE,, OXENHOLME

    Received 24 Oct 2002
  14. Determined17/0686

    Listed building consent for the insertion of metal flue to roof.

    CHAPEL HOUSE, PARK HEAD, RENWICK, PENRITH, CA10 1JQ

    Received 4 Aug 2017
  15. Determined2024/1461/TEL

    Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for 8no 9m medium wooden telegraph poles.

    Road between Birkthwaite House and Wreay Hall Lodge Wreay CARLISLE CA4 0SA

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  16. DeterminedSL/2004/1241

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION

    23 SYCAMORE CLOSE, ENDMOOR, KENDAL, LA8 0NY

    Received 14 Sept 2004
  17. DeterminedTR/2012/0043

    REMOVAL OF BRANCH ON TREE T8

    QUAKER MEETING HOUSE, HAGGS LANE, CARTMEL, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PH

    Received 29 May 2012
  18. Determined13/0082

    Conversion of barn to dwelling.

    BIRDBY, CLIBURN, PENRITH, CA10 3AW

    Received 6 Feb 2013
  19. DeterminedSL/2018/0597

    Erection of front porch

    Coolna Maria, Chapels, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS, LA17 7XY

    Received 5 Jul 2018
  20. DeterminedSL/2005/0447

    REPLACEMENT FRONT WINDOWS

    7 SUNNYSIDE, KENDAL, LA9 7DJ

    Received 22 Apr 2005
  21. Determined22/0207

    Replacement of existing garage/workshop with barn style garage/workshop.

    BROOM HOUSE, LONG MARTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6JP

    Received 14 Mar 2022
  22. Appeal Determined2024/0272/FPA

    Change of use of the existing two storey dwelling house into two separate units, in order to allow the applicant to use the lower ground floor as a holiday let.

    The Rookery Sandside KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7UB

    Received 19 Feb 2024
  23. Determined18/9002

    Use of land as Materials Recycling Facility and construction of building and other ancillary facilities.

    THACKWOOD MATERIALS RECYCLING FACILITY, MONKCASTLE, SOUTHWAITE, CARLISLE, CA4 0PZ

    Received 30 Jul 2018
  24. Determined2024/1360/FPA

    Variation of condition 2 (plans compliance) to amend the design of the bridge, attached to approval 22/0372.

    Land South East of Stamp Hill Kirkby Thore Penrith

    Received 29 Jul 2024

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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.

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