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.
7,631 approved · 972 refused · 479 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2015 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rear of 95-99 North Bersted Street Bersted PO22 9AF
Received 19 Apr 2018The Square House Hook Lane Aldingbourne PO20 3TS
Received 2 Apr 2022The Cottage Piggeries Church Lane Barnham PO22 0DB
Received 10 Jul 2019Land South of Summer Lane and West of Pagham Road Pagham
Received 14 Jul 2026Car Parking Site Adjacent to 112 Gravits Lane Bognor Regis PO21 5LW
Received 1 Feb 20183 Meadow Way Littlehampton BN17 6BW
Received 9 Dec 2019Field Place Eastergate Lane Eastergate PO20 3SL
Received 24 Aug 2021Fairlawn Station Road Angmering BN16 4HN
Received 10 May 2026St Anns Cottage Lake Lane Barnham PO22 0AJ
Received 3 Apr 20201 Spencer Street Bognor Regis PO21 1AP
Received 15 Dec 20219 Willowhale Avenue Aldwick PO21 4AU
Received 20 Feb 2026Tesco Store Broad Piece Littlehampton BN17 5RA
Received 30 Dec 2021Land off Arundel Road Angmering BE16 4ET
Received 6 Nov 2025Land To South & West of Barnside and East of Pond Hook Lane Aldingbourne PO20 3TE
Received 24 Sept 202016 Courtlands Way Felpham PO22 6AW
Received 2 Aug 201856 Arundel Road Angmering BN16 4LL
Received 12 Jun 2026Pantiles West Walberton Lane Walberton BN18 0QS
Received 6 Oct 202544 Sea Lane Pagham PO21 4UJ
Received 6 Jun 2026Spode Cottage Fontwell Avenue Eastergate PO20 3RX
Received 9 Jun 2020Land At Wings Nursery Lidsey Road Woodgate PO20 3SU
Received 3 Mar 2022Ridings roundabout The Fairway Bognor Regis
Received 13 Aug 20269 South Terrace Littlehampton BN17 5NZ
Received 4 May 202024 Mariners Walk Rustington BN16 2ER
Received 4 Mar 201952 The Drive Aldwick PO21 4DT
Received 13 Aug 2018Records 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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