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.
8,158 approved · 1,024 refused · 490 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 Mallon Dene Rustington BN16 2JR
Received 23 Feb 2026Land to rear of Woodgate Farm Hook Lane Aldingbourne PO20 3SS
Received 31 May 20187 West Drive Ferring BN12 5QZ
Received 17 Mar 2026Land to the North of Nyetimber Forge Barton Close Pagham PO21 4NH
Received 19 May 202623 Wood Street Bognor Regis PO21 2PJ
Received 24 Jul 202041 High Street Arundel BN18 9AG
Received 8 Nov 201924 The Groves Angmering BN16 4QS
Received 1 Jun 2026Sparks Yard 18 Tarrant Street Arundel BN18 9DJ
Received 12 May 201914 Mill Road Angmering BN16 4HT
Received 3 Mar 2021The Beach, Former Promenade Shelter Sea Road Littlehampton BN16 2NA
Received 18 May 2022Crete House The Beeches Dapper's Lane Angmering BN16 3EN
Received 3 Dec 2021Archways 19 Wychwood Close Aldwick PO21 4DW
Received 6 Dec 2018149 Barrack Lane Aldwick PO21 4ED
Received 26 Jan 20218 West Head Littlehampton BN17 6QP
Received 24 Feb 2021Blue Cedars 1 Blue Cedars Close Angmering BN16 4DW
Received 20 Aug 2018The Ridings 4A Wedgwood Road Felpham PO22 7JF
Received 22 Apr 2022Land to rear of Birchwood House Church Lane Barnham PO22 0DB
Received 13 Jul 2021Woodgate Centre Oak Tree Lane Woodgate PO20 3GU
Received 16 Aug 202168 Ancton Way Elmer Middleton-On-Sea PO22 6JP
Received 1 Jul 2021Land of Burndell Road Yapton
Received 18 Dec 202048 & 50 High Street Littlehampton BN17 5ED
Received 1 Aug 2019Junction of A259, B2233 (Yapton Road) and Climping Street
Received 10 Aug 2026The Paddocks Eastergate Lane Eastergate PO20 3SJ
Received 8 Feb 201830 The Ridings East Preston BN16 2TW
Received 22 Sept 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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