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.
7,960 approved · 1,006 refused · 486 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Arun Way Aldwick Bay Estate PO21 4HF
Received 23 Nov 2020Land at Littlehampton Marina Ferry Road Littlehampton BN17 5DS
Received 31 Jul 2019Wicks Farm Ford Lane Ford BN18 0DF
Received 10 May 202224 New Barn Lane Felpham PO22 8LN
Received 10 May 2021The Shrubbery, Flat 1 41 Upper Bognor Road Bognor Regis PO21 1HJ
Received 3 Apr 201919 Davenport Road Felpham PO22 7JR
Received 9 Apr 2018Hunters 14 Kiingsway Craigweil on Sea Aldwick PO21 4DQ
Received 30 Jan 20193 Wells Crescent Aldwick PO21 3RP
Received 10 Jul 202075 Highfield Road Bognor Regis PO22 8PD
Received 27 Jul 20181 Allangate Drive Rustington BN16 3JG
Received 9 Apr 2018Bairds Farm Shop, Field Rear Of Crookthorn Lane Climping BN17 5SN
Received 5 Nov 2020L'Arch 51-51a Aldwick Road Bognor Regis PO21 2NJ
Received 8 Dec 202510 Ashurst Way Angmering BN16 1AG
Received 30 Nov 20187 Cumberland Crescent Angmering BN16 4BL
Received 31 Jul 201943 The Vinery Arundel Road Poling BN18 9PY
Received 1 Nov 2019Wicks Farm Ford Lane Ford BN18 0DF
Received 8 Jul 202112 Parkway Bognor Regis PO21 2XR
Received 9 Nov 202011 Orchard Way Fontwell BN18 0SH
Received 25 Feb 2020Felix Dancewear 39 Beach Road Littlehampton BN17 5JA
Received 7 Sept 202052 High Street Bognor Regis PO21 1SP
Received 9 Jun 2026Bairds Farm Shop, Garden Centre Crookthorn Lane Climping BN17 5SN
Received 2 Sept 202129 The Hartings Felpham PO22 6QF
Received 27 Apr 20264 Telgarth Road Ferring BN12 5PX
Received 31 Jul 201814 East Bank North End Road Yapton BN18 0DJ
Received 18 Jan 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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