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.
8,034 approved · 1,015 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
34 Lapwing Grove Barnham PO2 20FD
Received 1 Nov 2019231 Aldwick Road Aldwick PO21 3QG
Received 21 Jun 202654 Outerwyke Road Felpham PO22 8NF
Received 14 Mar 20195 Old Warehouse Mews Western Road Littlehampton BN17 5GE
Received 20 Mar 202678 A High Street Littlehampton BN17 5DX
Received 1 Dec 2025Land north of 52 - 67 Greenfields Littlehampton BN17 7HF
Received 24 Nov 2016Land to the East of Shripney Road Shripney PO22 9NW
Received 6 Jan 2026Land adjacent to Pindars Lyminster Road Lyminster BN17 7QF
Received 12 Mar 2018Wick Information Centre 76 Wick Street Littlehampton BN17 7JS
Received 30 May 2022St Josephs Albert Road Bognor Regis PO21 1NJ
Received 10 Oct 201835 May Close Horsemere Green Climping BN17 5TF
Received 1 Apr 2019Land adjacent to Bonhams & Flints Hoe Lane Flansham PO22 8NP
Received 20 Jan 2022Land North of Sefter Road and 80 Rose Green Road Pagham
Received 9 Jun 20262 Robins Drive Aldwick PO21 3BL
Received 27 Oct 202017 Shelley Road Bognor Regis PO21 2SL
Received 25 Nov 202012 Grafton Avenue Bognor Regis West Sussex PO22 6AR
Received 10 Aug 2020Former Bartons County Infants School Romney Broadwalk Bersted PO22 9BH
Received 24 Nov 2025Land North of Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PP
Received 29 Nov 201710 Limmard Way Felpham PO22 7NH
Received 24 Jan 20213 Nelson Road Bognor Regis PO21 2RY
Received 3 Nov 202157 Harbour View Road Pagham PO21 4RQ
Received 19 Mar 2018Dove Cottage Nyton Road Westergate PO20 3UN
Received 29 Apr 202244A Summerley Lane Felpham PO22 7HX
Received 12 Feb 2018Building at Fairmead Farm Binsted Lane Binsted BN18 0LQ
Received 26 Jul 2019Records 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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