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.
7,659 approved · 975 refused · 481 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Wilmington Arundel Road Angmering BN16 4ET
Received 16 Sept 2025Various Locations Gateway Lodge Felpham Road Felpham PO22 7NS
Received 28 Oct 202195 Harbour View Road Pagham PO21 4RM
Received 23 Nov 201810 Nelson Road Bognor Regis PO21 2RY
Received 28 Nov 2025Woodies Newsagents The Square Angmering BN16 4AE
Received 20 Nov 2020Knighton Chambers 39 Aldwick Road Bognor Regis PO21 2LN
Received 23 Sept 2020Rustington Golf Centre Golfers Lane Angmering BN16 4NB
Received 22 May 202642 Sea Way Middleton on Sea PO22 7SA
Received 18 Jun 2021Garage Compound Burchett Walk Bersted
Received 4 Apr 202230 Frith Road Bognor Regis PO21 5LL
Received 21 Jan 2026Hazel Dean Charnwood Road Bersted PO22 9DU
Received 22 Sept 2025Priory Cottage Poling Street Poling BN18 9PS
Received 5 Apr 2022Land North of Chalcraft Lane Bersted
Received 6 May 2026Phase 5 Hampton Park Toddington Lane
Received 24 Jun 202684 Farnhurst Road Barnham PO22 0JW
Received 17 Mar 2026Park Farm Park Lane Aldingbourne PO20 3TL
Received 23 Jul 201911 Worthing Road East Preston BN16 1AT
Received 15 Dec 20219 Alfriston Close Felpham PO22 6QB
Received 15 Sept 2018216 Manor Way Aldwick PO21 4HS
Received 19 Dec 201845 The Ridings East Preston BN16 2TW
Received 24 Apr 2020Global Technologies Racing Ltd Arundel Road Fontwell BN18 0SB
Received 15 Feb 2022Little Whispers 17 Craigweil Manor Aldwick PO21 4DJ
Received 2 Jul 201917 Boleyn Drive Pagham PO21 3LG
Received 4 Nov 202184 Brooks Lane Bognor Regis PO22 8DN
Received 20 Jul 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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