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.
7,807 approved · 989 refused · 484 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Normans Drive Felpham PO22 8LW
Received 16 Dec 2019Land east of Tye Lane Walberton
Received 26 Oct 2018Land north of Mayflower Way Angmering
Received 28 Apr 2026East Of The Bluebird Cafe South Drive Ferring BN12 5QU
Received 10 Apr 201933 Grange Court Aldwick PO21 4XR
Received 19 Mar 20181 Sudley Road Bognor Regis PO21 1EJ
Received 20 Apr 2020Lovelong House 18-22 East Street Littlehampton BN17 6AW
Received 15 May 2019Padraig Place 6 Ancton Way Elmer PO22 6JN
Received 5 May 20261 Orchard Way Fontwell Walberton BN18 0SH
Received 17 Apr 202158 Downview Road Barnham PO22 0EF
Received 8 Feb 202119 Kingsway Aldwick PO21 4DQ
Received 30 Aug 201930 Lansdowne Road Littlehampton BN17 6JG
Received 22 Jun 202062 Parkside Avenue Littlehampton BN7 6BJ
Received 10 Apr 20198 Seaview Avenue East Preston BN16 1PP
Received 21 Aug 202670 Linnet Close Littlehampton BN17 7GW
Received 17 May 20193 River Road Littlehampton BN17 5BN
Received 27 Apr 20187 Tamarisk Way East Preston BN16 2TF
Received 4 Feb 2026Plot 121, Phase 2 Land North of Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PP
Received 10 Dec 20201 Coleridge Crescent Kingley Gate Littlehampton BN17 7FJ
Received 7 Feb 202240 Elm Grove Barnham PO22 0HL
Received 9 Jul 2021Land at Barnham, Eastergate and Westergate
Received 23 Sept 2020Corner outside 47 Kingsway, Compound of Craigweil Works & Corner outside 57 Kingsway Aldwick PO21 4DQ
Received 21 May 2018Karenza Hook Lane Aldingbourne PO20 3TB
Received 10 Feb 2025Nyton Road Westergate Chichester PO20 3UN
Received 2 Jun 2026Records 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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