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.
8,096 approved · 1,023 refused · 487 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Feb 2015 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Downing Close Aldwick PO21 5QG
Received 30 Dec 2019Everglades Florida Road Ferring BN12 5PE
Received 25 Apr 2018Unit 5 Dickinson Place Bognor Regis PO22 9QU
Received 28 Oct 2021215 & 215A Timberleys Littlehampton BN17 6QD
Received 16 Feb 2022Orchard End Highground Lane Barnham PO22 0BU
Received 17 Oct 2019Oakland Court 26-28 Admiralty Road Felpham PO22 7DW
Received 21 Oct 20195 Elizabeth Avenue Bognor Regis PO21 3EL
Received 12 Mar 2021Mews House London Road Arundel BN18 9BH
Received 18 Jan 2022Prince Of Wales Public House 1 Highfield Road Bognor Regis PO22 8BQ
Received 20 Dec 2021Land East of Tye Lane Walberton
Received 16 Apr 2026Plumb Pudding Barn Maggie's Meadow Hoe Lane Flansham PO22 8NS
Received 27 Nov 20205-11 Aronel Cottage Nursing Home Highfield Road Bognor Regis PO22 8BQ
Received 24 Jul 2025106 Barrack Lane ALDWICK PO21 4EA
Received 6 Nov 2018Norton Studio School Lane Arundel BN18 9DR
Received 11 Nov 2019Apple Tree Cottage Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 6JX
Received 3 May 2019Land West of New Barn Lane New Barn Lane North Bersted
Received 10 Aug 2021Brookenbee Close Rustington BN16 3SH
Received 4 Dec 2020Vista Point 21 Tamarisk Way East Preston BN16 2TE
Received 2 Jun 2026Land adjacent to Woodgate Nurseries Lidsey Road PO20 3SU
Received 9 Sept 2026414 Chichester Road Bersted PO21 5DR
Received 2 Jul 2020Slaters Cottage 3 The Street East Preston BN16 1JJ
Received 12 Dec 201717 Sussex Drive Pagham PO21 4RW
Received 6 Jan 202031 Countisbury Close Aldwick PO21 3QW
Received 17 Nov 2025Land at Bilsham Road Yapton
Received 18 Mar 2022Records 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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