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.
7,776 approved · 984 refused · 484 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2015 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Willow way Aldwick PO21 4NA
Received 20 Mar 2020The Cottage Piggeries Church Lane Barnham PO22 0DB
Received 1 Mar 201935 Willowhale Avenue Aldwick PO21 4BG
Received 16 Mar 2021Phase 2 Land North of Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PP
Received 8 Aug 2018The Fallows Highground Lane Barnham PO22 0BT
Received 15 Dec 201922 Onslow Drive Ferring BN12 5RS
Received 20 May 2022Anand Bhawani Church Lane Eastergate PO20 3XD
Received 18 Sept 2026Land West of Pagham Road Pagham
Received 9 Nov 202125 Pound Way Angmering BN16 4GZ
Received 5 Oct 201840 Midhurst Drive Ferring BN12 5BQ
Received 17 Dec 2020Hook Lane Pagham, Nyetimber Arun PO21 3PB
Received 19 Dec 2025Land at Dappers Lane Angmering Littlehampton
Received 23 Feb 2021Felpham Community Hall Blakes Mead Felpham
Received 8 Apr 2019Westergate House Denmans Lane Fontwell BN18 0SU
Received 8 Nov 2018Sefter Farm Pagham Road Pagham PO21 3PX
Received 31 Mar 2025Land South of Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PP
Received 8 Apr 2020Worthing Rugby Club Roundstone Lane Angmering BN16 4AX
Received 21 May 202687 The Fairway Aldwick PO21 4EX
Received 27 Apr 202222 Singleton Crescent Ferring BN12 5DG
Received 5 Apr 201933 High Street Littlehampton BN17 5EG
Received 10 Aug 2018Holly Cottage 27A Belle Meade Close Aldingbourne PO20 3YD
Received 1 Nov 2018Land at Northwood Farm Yapton Road Climping BN18 0HR
Received 7 Jan 2022Snetterton West Walberton Lane Walberton BN18 0QS
Received 5 Feb 2025Land West of New Barn Lane Bersted PO21 5DN
Received 16 Oct 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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