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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.
7,722 approved · 977 refused · 483 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
33 Grange Court Aldwick PO21 4XR
Received 12 Jul 2026Former Gasholder Station (land opposite Arundel Cemetry) Ford Road Arundel
Received 29 Mar 2021Land South of Water Lane Angmering
Received 25 Feb 20204 Beechlands Close East Preston BN16 1JT
Received 6 Jan 2026The Gables 3 Kingsway Bognor Regis PO21 4DQ
Received 19 Mar 201925 Surrey Street Arundel BN18 9DT
Received 20 Nov 202526 Gospond Road Barnham PO22 0EU
Received 19 Aug 2021Sunny Bank Dairy Lane Walberton BN18 0PT
Received 8 Jan 2019Clymping Mill Climping Street Climping BN17 5RN
Received 10 May 20192 Meadow View Peak Lane Kingston Gorse BN16 1RN
Received 29 Jul 2021Land At London Road Fontwell Walberton BN18 0SG
Received 11 May 2022Land adjacent to 30 Ellis Close Arundel BN18 9LG
Received 4 Apr 201818 Middle Mead Littlehampton BN17 6QH
Received 24 Nov 202157 River Road Littlehampton BN17 5DD
Received 16 Sept 2020Land at Street Buildings North End Road Yapton BN18 0DT
Received 11 Aug 2021Fynings MIddle Way Kingston Gorse BN16 1RY
Received 15 Oct 201824 A'Becket's Avenue Aldwick PO21 4LX
Received 24 May 2021Church House Arundel Road Angmering BN16 4JS
Received 31 May 2021Grindel Level Mare Lane Fontwell PO20 3SA
Received 29 Jan 20201 Pigeonhouse Lane Rustington BN16 2AY
Received 20 Aug 201835 Broadmark Lane Rustington BN16 2HH
Received 31 May 2019The Rookery North Bersted Street Bognor Regis PO22 9AH
Received 2 Mar 20265 Chiltern Close East Preston BN16 1RE
Received 1 Mar 2022Lower Farm Yapton Lane Walberton BN18 0AS
Received 3 Aug 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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