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.
8,216 approved · 1,034 refused · 490 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
56 Downview Road Felpham PO22 8HH
Received 24 May 2021Roundabout opposite Victoria Drive Chichester Road Bognor Regis PO22 9LQ
Received 7 Oct 2020Phase 2B Hampton Park Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PL
Received 16 Jun 202143 High Street Littlehampton BN17 5EJ
Received 2 Sept 2025Springfields Chichester Road Bersted PO21 5EE
Received 16 Oct 201857 River Road Littlehampton BN17 5DD
Received 24 Jul 2025Russett House North Drive Angmering BN16 4JJ
Received 20 Jun 2018Veronicas Park Road Barnham PO22 0AQ
Received 3 Jun 202015 Leonora Drive Pagham PO21 3NW
Received 1 Jul 2020Land Off Rowan Way Bognor Regis PO22 9QQ
Received 26 Jun 202010 Wyde Feld Bognor Regis West Sussex PO21 3DH
Received 12 Feb 2021The Former Ship Inn Aldwick Street Aldwick PO21 3AP
Received 4 Aug 202099a North Bersted Street Bognor Regis PO22 9AF
Received 25 Feb 20199 Nursery Close East Preston BN16 1QD
Received 6 Jun 201877 Aldwick Road Bognor Regis PO21 2NW
Received 23 Sept 20207 Walnut Avenue Rustington BN16 3NY
Received 28 Jul 202690 Pagham Road Pagham PO21 4NN
Received 2 Jan 2020The Potting Barn Hobbs Court Bilsham Road Yapton BN18 0JY
Received 18 Jan 20187 Garden Court Aldwick PO21 4XW
Received 29 Jul 202076 St Thomas Drive Pagham PO21 4UA
Received 14 Sept 20189 The Fairway Aldwick PO21 5LY
Received 13 Nov 2019Bay Bridge Crescent Felpham Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO22 8FW
Received 8 Apr 2019Harborough 15 Pyrford Close Pagham PO21 3NL
Received 4 Nov 202044 Hillview Crescent East Preston BN16 1RQ
Received 24 Jun 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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