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.
Council planning record
The White Hart 32 Surrey Street Littlehampton West Sussex BN17 5BH
Last published check: 2 Oct 2026, 19:08. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceCrown reduction to 1 No. Bay to overall spread of 2m and height no more than 3m. Crown reduction to 1 No. Holly tree to overall spread 2.5m and height 3.5m within the Littlehampton (River Road) Conservation area
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected detailsThe White Hart 32 Surrey Street Littlehampton West Sussex BN17 5BH
This record has no verified map location.
| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision | 8 Apr 2020 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report | 8 Apr 2020 | View |
| Application Form and sketch planApplication | 10 Feb 2020 | View |
| Tree OfficerConsultation | 20 Mar 2020 | View |
| Email from agent confirming proposed worksPlanning Correspondence | 21 Feb 2020 | View |
| Email from agent 18/2Planning Correspondence | 18 Feb 2020 | View |
| Email to agent 10/2 re further info requiredPlanning Correspondence | 10 Feb 2020 | View |
| PACKTCSystems Correspondence | 21 Feb 2020 | View |
| PINCAG1Systems Correspondence | 10 Feb 2020 | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.