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8,280 approved · 1,044 refused · 493 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Square House Hook Lane Aldingbourne PO20 3TS
Received 10 Feb 2026Butlers Bar and Restaurant 25 Tarrant Street Arundel BN18 9DG
Received 6 Jul 201725 Colindale Road North Ferring BN12 5LB
Received 7 Feb 202216 Sea Way Middleton-on-sea PO22 7SA
Received 27 Feb 202616 Pine Trees Close Angmering BN16 4LT
Received 10 Dec 2021Unit 9 Salt Box Field Land off Rowan Way Bersted PO22 9NW
Received 18 Jan 2022The Royal Hotel The Esplanade Bognor Regis PO21 1SZ
Received 3 Feb 2021Garth House High Street Bognor Regis PO21 1HQ
Received 5 Jun 2020Land to the south of Ford Lane /East of North End Road Yapton BN18 0DS
Received 6 Oct 202030 The Parkway Rustington BN16 2BU
Received 28 Feb 2022Gunters Mead The Roundway Rustington BN16 2BW
Received 10 Aug 20214 Hudson Drive Rustington BN16 2AX
Received 30 Apr 202176-78 Elmer Road Middleton-On-Sea PO22 6EX
Received 1 Feb 202131 Pigeonhouse Lane Rustington BN16 2AY
Received 30 Jan 2026Dene Cottage 156 Sea Road East Preston BN16 1PB
Received 26 May 202664 Cornwall Road Littlehampton BN17 6EQ
Received 1 Sept 20188 Ceres Place Felpham PO22 7RG
Received 9 Aug 202641 Western Road Littlehampton BN17 5PG
Received 7 Mar 2019Braemar Lodge 2 Willow Way Aldwick PO21 4NA
Received 25 Mar 2019The Boathouse 14 Craigweil Manor Aldwick PO21 4DJ
Received 3 Jul 2018Caigers Cottage Westergate Street Westergate PO20 3SQ
Received 8 Oct 202565-71 Upper Bognor Road Bognor Regis PO21 1HR
Received 22 Apr 2022Unit 1 Dickinson Place Bognor Regis PO22 9QU
Received 18 May 2021Anderson Cottage Shripney Road Bognor Regis PO22 9PA
Received 30 Nov 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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