Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 Adur District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
832 approved · 68 refused · 27 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Nov 2024 to 24 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hedge End Cherry Walk Worthing West Sussex BN13 3BA
Received 20 Apr 202611 The Crescent Southwick West Sussex BN42 4LB
Received 20 Apr 2026Flat 136 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HG
Received 20 Apr 202659 Connaught Avenue Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5WL
Received 21 Apr 202629 Southview Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4TW
Received 21 Apr 2026Land At Southern Corner Of Car Park North Of Station Road Newland Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 21 Apr 202629 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3BE
Received 21 Apr 2026St Johns Court Penstone Close Lancing West Sussex BN15 9AW
Received 21 Apr 202610 Tavy Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 3PG
Received 22 Apr 202681 Manor Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4SL
Received 22 Apr 2026Eagle House 84 High Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 22 Apr 2026Wicker House 82 High Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 22 Apr 202642 Chesswood Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2AD
Received 22 Apr 202623 - 25 High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5EE
Received 23 Apr 202627 Southview Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4TW
Received 23 Apr 202624 Grand Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN11 5AQ
Received 23 Apr 202623 - 25 High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5EE
Received 24 Apr 2026103 Old Fort Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HA
Received 24 Apr 2026Foxdens 55D Kingston Lane Southwick West Sussex BN42 4SP
Received 24 Apr 2026The Roost 13 Church Lane Southwick West Sussex BN42 4GD
Received 24 Apr 202615 Courtlands Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 4BT
Received 24 Apr 202616 Chippers Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 1DG
Received 24 Apr 2026Land Opposite 34 Albert Road Southwick West Sussex
Received 24 Apr 202622 - 26 High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5DA
Received 27 Apr 2026Records 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 Adur District 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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