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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.
8,229 approved · 1,036 refused · 490 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
110 Downs Way East Preston BN16 1AF
Received 5 Nov 202557 Hollist Chase Littlehampton BN17 6FY
Received 29 Mar 20181 Summerley Lane Felpham PO22 7HN
Received 19 May 202012 Little Paddocks Ferring BN12 5NJ
Received 24 Jun 2026261 Aldwick Road Aldwick PO21 3QU
Received 2 Oct 20182 Henty Close Walberton BN18 0PW
Received 29 Oct 20253 Ham Manor Farm Cottages West Drive Angmering BN16 4JF
Received 13 Oct 2021Clymping Mill Climping Street Climping BN17 5RN
Received 17 Dec 2017166 Elmer Road Middleton-On-Sea PO22 6JA
Received 20 Nov 202065 Van Gogh Place Bersted PO22 9BY
Received 20 Nov 2017Climping College The Mill Climping Street Climping BN17 5RN
Received 3 Dec 201919 Elm Grove Barnham PO22 0HJ
Received 18 Nov 201955 Colts Bay Aldwick PO21 4EH
Received 31 Aug 202110 Robins Drive Aldwick PO21 3BL
Received 6 Apr 202118a River Road Littlehampton BN17 5BN
Received 22 Feb 2021Church Of St Anthony Viareggio Gossamer Lane Rose Green Aldwick PO21 3DD
Received 23 Oct 202558 Southfields Road Littlehampton BN17 6PA
Received 28 Feb 201829 Davenport Road Felpham PO22 7JS
Received 26 Sept 20177 Summerley Close Rustington BN16 3TU
Received 2 Jun 2026Unit 18a Durban Road Bognor Regis
Received 2 Feb 2026Rond Point Ham Manor Way Angmering BN16 4JQ
Received 7 Nov 202034 The Layne Elmer PO22 6JL
Received 27 Sept 2021Land north of Lagnersh House Lower Bognor Road Lagness Chichester PO20 1LW
Received 15 Jul 2026Worthing Hockey Club Station Road Angmering BN16 4HH
Received 11 May 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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