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.
7,775 approved · 983 refused · 483 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Cottage Piggeries Church Lane Barnham PO22 0DB
Received 12 May 202028 Downview Road Yapton BN18 0HJ
Received 7 Aug 2019Land at Street Buildings North End Road Yapton BN18 0DT
Received 24 Dec 2019Elmbank 67 Barrack Lane Aldwick PO21 4DE
Received 22 Mar 2021131 Manor Way Aldwick Bognor Regis PO21 4HL
Received 5 Feb 2020Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PP
Received 6 Nov 2018Fleurie Nursery Lake Lane Barnham PO22 0AL
Received 15 Jul 2026Cherry Tree Nursery Eastergate Lane Walberton BN18 0BA
Received 4 May 2021Land North of Summer Lane Pagham
Received 12 Mar 202611 Hazel Grove Arundel BN18 9JD
Received 1 Mar 2019Land at Spinnaker View Pagham
Received 11 Apr 2022Flintstone Centre East Street Littlehampton BN17 6AW
Received 16 Jan 2019Land to rear of Flats 1-5 12 Limmer Lane Felpham
Received 7 Sept 20218 Longships Littlehampton BN17 6SL
Received 27 Feb 202036 East Front Road Pagham PO21 4SI
Received 5 Nov 202565 Wroxham Way Felpham PO22 8ES
Received 7 May 201933 Roundle Avenue Felpham PO22 8LL
Received 6 Sept 201944 Parkside Avenue Littlehampton BN17 6BQ
Received 21 Jan 2019Land to the rear of 27 Station Road Bognor Regis PO21 1QD
Received 31 May 2022The Angmering School Station Road Angmering BN16 4HH
Received 4 Apr 2018116 Nyetimber Lane Aldwick PO21 3HL
Received 18 Jul 202026 Roundle Avenue Felpham PO22 8LL
Received 5 Nov 2019Bartons County Infants School Romney Broadwalk Bersted PO22 9BH
Received 31 May 2018Land Adjacent 1 Orchard Way Fontwell Arundel BN18 0SH
Received 17 Dec 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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