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.
8,350 approved · 1,055 refused · 494 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
33 The Hooe Littlehampton BN17 6PS
Received 26 Jan 202229 Linnet Close Littlehampton BN17 7GW
Received 12 Mar 2020Land at Ford Road Arundel
Received 9 Sept 2025Land at Elmer Road Bognor Regis PO22 6DZ
Received 9 Jul 2020Rilbrook House Hoe Lane Flansham PO22 8NW
Received 11 Jun 20195 Rayden Close Littlehampton BN17 5QF
Received 18 Jun 2019Various locations on Servite Close Bognor Regis
Received 17 Aug 202045 Annandale Avenue Bognor Regis PO21 2ES
Received 4 Nov 202137 The Estuary Littlehampton BN17 6NF
Received 31 Aug 201957 Harbour View Road Pagham PO21 4RQ
Received 3 Mar 2018Craig Rock Cottage 28 The Drive Aldwick PO21 4DU
Received 13 Jan 2021Land at Ford Airfield Ford
Received 14 Jan 2026Kents Farm House Brookpit Lane Climping BN17 5QU
Received 31 Aug 20214 Parklands Avenue Bognor Regis PO21 2BA
Received 14 Dec 20186A & 7A Selborne Road and 25B & 25C Western Road Littlehampton BN17 5NN
Received 2 Feb 20264 Homing Gardens Bersted PO22 9AJ
Received 23 Aug 20213 The Byeway Aldwick PO21 4ER
Received 18 Aug 2026Garage Premises Main Road Yapton BN18 0EA
Received 6 Jun 202052 Ocean Drive Ferring BN12 5QP
Received 12 Oct 202141 Cove Road Rustington BN16 2QN
Received 30 May 202270 High Street Littlehampton BN17 5DY
Received 9 Jan 2018Site 6 Phase 4 & 5 Land North of Felpham Felpham
Received 25 Jan 2017Butlers Bar and Restaurant 25 Tarrant Street Arundel BN18 9DG
Received 19 Jun 20187 Hechle Wood Aldwick PO21 3TL
Received 16 Feb 2019Records 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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