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.
8,210 approved · 1,032 refused · 490 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
2 Stirling Way Aldwick PO21 4PN
Received 13 Feb 201916 Jubilee Avenue Rustington BN16 3NB
Received 21 Jan 202214 Manor Copse Felpham PO22 7AT
Received 12 Jan 202626 Felpham Road Felpham PO22 7AZ
Received 15 Nov 202122 Highview Road Eastergate PO20 3XB
Received 24 Feb 202017 Craigweil Lane Aldwick PO21 4AN
Received 4 Dec 201758 Outerwyke Road Felpham PO22 8NF
Received 11 Apr 2019Land West of Bersted
Received 1 Sept 202011 East Drive Ham Manor Angmering BN16 4JH
Received 16 Apr 20188 Collins Close Chichester PO20 3JT
Received 11 Feb 20216 and 7 West View Drive Yapton BN18 0JR
Received 26 Jan 2026Brook Cottage Church Lane Eastergate PO20 3UT
Received 17 Jul 2018Land North of and South of Railway Courtwick Lane Littlehampton BN17 7FR
Received 1 Sept 2017Bairds Farm Shop Crookthorn Lane Climping BN17 5SN
Received 10 Aug 202119 Fernhurst Gardens Aldwick PO21 4BA
Received 8 Apr 2026Cana Berry Lane Littlehampton BN17 5HD
Received 24 Nov 2025Elderberry House ( formerly The Fountains) Nyton Road Westergate Aldingbourne PO20 3UQ
Received 15 Apr 2020Wandleys Farm Wandleys Lane Walberton BN18 0QR
Received 13 Mar 2021Murroes Dairy Lane Walberton BN18 0PT
Received 4 Jun 202034 Greenways Pagham PO21 4QE
Received 9 Jul 2019Elm Farm 34 The Street Rustington BN16 3NX
Received 30 May 2022Unit 2 Broad Piece Littlehampton BN17 5RA
Received 18 Oct 2021Hambrook House West Drive Angmering BN16 4JE
Received 17 Aug 202643 Sea Lane Pagham PO21 4UW
Received 17 May 2021Records 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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