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.
8,057 approved · 1,017 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Warren Crescent East Preston BN16 1BJ
Received 11 Jul 201934 Wakefield Way Aldwick PO21 3RS
Received 13 Jul 2020The Galleon 8-10 York Road Bognor Regis PO21 1LW
Received 8 May 20185 Surrey Street Arundel BN18 9DT
Received 5 Feb 202645 Craigweil Lane Aldwick PO21 4AN
Received 24 Feb 2026Avola House 16 Tarrant Street Arundel BN18 9DJ
Received 3 Jul 2019Land At Salt Box West Of Shripney Road Bognor Regis PO22 9NW
Received 15 Apr 2021Tudor Lodge 125A Sea Road East Preston BN16 1NX
Received 18 Dec 2018Littlehampton Trades & Labour Club Wick Street Littlehampton BN17 7JH
Received 4 May 2018Greenock Villa Clyde Road Felpham PO22 7AH
Received 27 Sept 2019Byfields Nyton Road Westergate PO20 3US
Received 6 Nov 2025Southwood Lodge West Walberton Lane Walberton BN18 0QS
Received 19 Oct 2021Flat 1 126 Arundel Road Littlehampton BN17 7DW
Received 3 Apr 201830 Links Avenue Felpham PO22 7BX
Received 2 Mar 2018Tudor Lodge 125A Sea Road East Preston BN16 1NX
Received 4 May 201842 Fitzalan Road Arundel BN18 9JS
Received 22 Sept 2018Land to the North of Old Mead House Old Mead Road Littlehampton BN17 7PU
Received 16 Jul 20181 Hardham Close Rustington BN16 2SB
Received 25 Jan 2018Rabbit Island Rear of 84 Brooks Lane Bognor Regis PO22 8DN
Received 11 Dec 2025Walnut Tree Cottage Preston Hall The Street, East Preston BN16 1HU
Received 19 Mar 201890 Addison Way Bersted PO22 9HZ
Received 22 Dec 202018 Old Point Middleton on Sea PO22 6RY
Received 16 Dec 2020Electricity Sub Station And Gas Valve Compound Ford Road Arundel BN18 9FN
Received 24 Nov 20257 Meaden Way Felpham PO22 8FA
Received 4 Mar 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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