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8,280 approved · 1,043 refused · 492 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Anderson Cottage Shripney Road Bognor Regis PO22 9PA
Received 2 Oct 2019Waters Edge Florida Road Ferring BN12 5PE
Received 31 May 201828 Canada Grove Bognor Regis PO21 1DN
Received 4 May 2018The former Croft Surgery Barnham Road Eastergate PO20 3RP
Received 6 May 202615 Nursery Close East Preston BN16 1QD
Received 9 Jan 20206 Barwick Close Rustington BN16 3TT
Received 12 May 2021Paddock House 44 Ferringham Lane Ferring BN12 5LU
Received 9 Aug 2021Former Lanes End House Adjacent to West Walberton Lane & Arundel Lane Walberton BN18 0QS
Received 22 Mar 201830 Carvel Way Littlehampton BN17 6RJ
Received 27 Nov 2019The Millstone Sea Lane Close East Preston BN16 1NQ
Received 3 Mar 202045 Chaucer Avenue Rustington BN16 2PG
Received 16 Apr 201952 Glynde Crescent Felpham PO22 8HT
Received 11 Dec 20201 The Nyetimbers Pahgam PO21 3LD
Received 18 Feb 202247 Old Place Aldwick PO21 3AX
Received 26 Apr 2026Culver Cottage 37 Aldwick Road Bognor Regis PO21 2LN
Received 26 Aug 202017 Downview Road Barnham PO22 0EG
Received 26 Oct 2021Land at Main Road Yapton BN18 0EB
Received 4 Nov 202052 Stroud Green Drive Bersted PO21 5TJ
Received 20 Mar 201854 Golden Avenue Kingston BN16 1QX
Received 19 Apr 201822 Cherry Avenue Yapton BN18 0LB
Received 20 Apr 202058 Oaktree Close Mill Farm Pagham PO21 3PW
Received 30 Apr 20211 Tulley Cottages Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PW
Received 2 Oct 2018115 Downs Way East Preston BN16 1AD
Received 13 May 202614 Sutton Close Felpham PO218EY
Received 13 May 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 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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