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.
8,202 approved · 1,030 refused · 490 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
4 Broadmark Parade Broadmark Lane Rustington BN16 2NE
Received 15 Feb 2019Old Wheatsheaf House 31 Maltravers Street Arundel BN18 9BU
Received 14 Apr 2020Aldwick Cricket Club Brooks Lane Bognor Regis PO22 8AT
Received 16 Nov 2017Nyton Nursery Nyton Road Westergate PO20 3UQ
Received 1 Mar 2018129 Farnhurst Road Barnham PO22 0LL
Received 29 Sept 2021The Tap And Barrel Duke Street Littlehampton BN17 6EU
Received 20 Aug 2018Arundel Acre Arundel Road Angmering BN164EU
Received 22 Mar 202124 Winston Close Bersted PO21 5DE
Received 20 Mar 201827 Westway Bognor Regis PO22 8DA
Received 19 Dec 201922 The Poplars Ferring BN12 5QL
Received 16 Jul 20219 Rife Way Felpham PO22 7BN
Received 16 Jul 2020Land off Burndell Road Yapton BN18 0GG
Received 25 May 20216 Broadmark Avenue Rustington BN16 2HQ
Received 16 Apr 2019Highway verge between Hawthorn Road and Aldwick Road Bognor Regis
Received 21 May 2026Sunnymeade Courtwick Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PA
Received 3 Aug 201823 Hedgerow Close Felpham PO22 8BP
Received 16 May 202219 Craigweil Lane Aldwick PO21 4AN
Received 13 Nov 2020Promenade Shelter Sea Road Littlehampton BN16 2NA
Received 22 Mar 2021108 Downs Way East Preston BN16 1AF
Received 20 Feb 2020Land to the West of New Barn Lane North Bersted Bognor Regis
Received 7 Oct 20211 Heron Close Bognor Regis PO22 9NA
Received 23 Apr 20195 Normans Drive Felpham PO22 8LW
Received 8 Mar 201910 The Pines Yapton BN18 0EG
Received 29 Apr 20198 The Drive Aldwick PO21 4DU
Received 31 Jul 2018Records 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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