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 Arun District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,280 approved · 1,043 refused · 490 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Feb 2015 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Building at Hobbs New Barn Gravetts Lane Climping BN17 5RE
Received 15 May 2019Arundel Gate Ford Road Arundel
Received 13 Nov 20255 Hercules Place Felpham PO22 7RF
Received 16 Apr 20184 Downview Road Ferring BN12 6QR
Received 4 Dec 201919 King Street Arundel BN18 9BJ
Received 10 Jan 2022Woodgate Farm Westergate Street Westergate PO20 3SS
Received 25 Aug 201714 Sutton Avenue Rustington BN16 2ET
Received 5 Feb 20209 South Drive Ferring BN12 5QS
Received 3 Oct 2025Street Buildings North End Road Yapton BN18 0DT
Received 29 Oct 20195 Central Drive Middleton-On-Sea PO22 7TT
Received 18 Dec 20183 Stirling Way Aldwick PO21 4PN
Received 20 Sept 2019Junction of Lyon Street West and Richmond Road Bognor Regis PO21 1LF
Received 15 Feb 2021Sycamore Barn 6 Church Lane Pagham PO21 4NS
Received 28 Aug 2019The Haystack Sea Lane Ferring BN12 5EP
Received 30 Mar 202655 & 57 London Road Bognor Regis PO21 1DG
Received 10 Jan 2018Breeze Belmont Street Bognor Regis PO21 1LE
Received 19 Nov 20196 Seacourt Close Aldwick PO21 4RD
Received 29 May 2018Quiet Waters Roundstone Lane Angmering BN16 4AX
Received 4 May 2018Streathleigh 9 Ilex Way Middleton on Sea Bognor Regis PO22 6PQ
Received 29 Oct 20193 Cherry Avenue Yapton BN18 0LB
Received 17 Sept 2021DUPLICATE SEE BE /135/25 AOO Land East of Shripney Road PO229NW
Received 2 Dec 2025Various locations Sea Estate Rustington
Received 13 Oct 202018 West View Drive Yapton BN18 0JR
Received 17 Jun 202540 Aldwick Gardens Aldwick PO21 3QL
Received 27 Jan 2020Records 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 Arun 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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