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.
8,280 approved · 1,043 refused · 490 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
21 The Fairway Aldwick PO21 4ES
Received 12 Mar 2026The Cottage Highground Lane Barnham PO22 0BT
Received 23 Nov 20202 South View East Preston BN16 1PX
Received 15 Apr 202111 Warren Crescent East Preston BN16 1BH
Received 2 Oct 20212 The Byeway Aldwick PO21 4ER
Received 12 Mar 2021Crosslands Nursery Barnham Lane Walberton BN18 0AX
Received 5 Nov 20216 West Drive Aldwick PO21 4JY
Received 25 Nov 2020Land off Stanhorn Grove Felpham PO22 8FA
Received 17 Mar 202623 Southdean Drive Middleton-On-Sea PO22 7TA
Received 27 Dec 2019Land to the North of Nyetimber Forge Barton Close Pagham PO21 4NH
Received 5 Dec 202529 Mallon Dene Rustington BN16 2JP
Received 11 Aug 2019Land rear of Beechlands Cottages Beechlands Close East Preston BN16 1JT
Received 19 Dec 2018Rustington Convalescent Home Sea Road Rustington BN16 2LZ
Received 25 Aug 202617 Mill Lane Rustington BN16 3ED
Received 8 Apr 2019Arundel Equine Centre Tortington Lane Arundel BN18 0BG
Received 20 Dec 201732 Wellington Road Bognor Regis PO21 2RR
Received 3 Sept 2021Dawn Cottage 44 Pagham Road Pagham PO21 4NP
Received 22 May 202611 Telgarth Road Ferring BN12 5PX
Received 10 Jul 202028 Cardinals Drive Pagham PO21 4QF
Received 8 Apr 202151 High Street Bognor Regis PO21 1RX
Received 15 Sept 202664 Cornwall Road Littlehampton BN17 6EQ
Received 13 May 2019Merry England Nursery Dappers Lane Angmering BN16 4EN
Received 24 Jul 202084 Sea Avenue Rustington BN16 2DL
Received 23 Oct 201817 Maltravers Street Arundel BN18 9AP
Received 25 Feb 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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