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.
8,339 approved · 1,053 refused · 493 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Bilsham Road Yapton
Received 29 Dec 2020Bayswater 50 Kingsway Aldwick PO21 4DN
Received 24 May 20197 Meadow Park East Preston BN16 1EG
Received 3 Sept 2025Windmill Cottage 6 Windmill Close Aldwick PO21 4ND
Received 8 Dec 2018Land Adjacent to 34 Wakefield Way Aldwick PO21 3RS
Received 27 Aug 2019The Honeypot Cafe 19 Sea Lane Rustington BN16 2RD
Received 19 Aug 2019Tara Ham Manor Close Angmering BN16 4JD
Received 14 Aug 202146 Westminster Drive Aldwick PO21 3RE
Received 28 Apr 20213 Homefield Crescent Walberton BN18 0PX
Received 17 Nov 20175 Drake Park Felpham PO22 7QG
Received 27 Sept 202120 Bridorley Close Pagham PO21 3NP
Received 7 Jun 20207 Orchard Gardens Rustington BN16 3HN
Received 15 Sept 201712 Downview Road Felpham PO22 8HG
Received 20 May 201933 Knightscroft Avenue RUSTINGTON BN16 2HW
Received 15 Sept 201747 Priory Road Rustington BN16 3PZ
Received 5 Mar 20205 Dolphin Way Rustington BN16 2EL
Received 20 Dec 2021United Services Maltravers Road Littlehampton BN17 5NA
Received 3 Oct 2017Merry England Nursery Dappers Lane Angmering BN16 4EN
Received 12 Nov 20216 Manor Road Rustington BN16 3QT
Received 2 Apr 201940 Greencourt Drive Bersted PO21 5EU
Received 13 Feb 2026Land North of Sefter Road & 80 Rose Green Road Pagham
Received 7 Sept 202118 Dingley Road Rustington BN16 3PY
Received 9 Jul 2018The Whyke House & Studio 47 Felpham Way Felpham PO22 8PT
Received 14 Jul 2017Smugglers 4 Botany Close Rustington BN16 2BH
Received 20 Oct 2020Records 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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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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