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8,350 approved · 1,055 refused · 494 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Ariston Water Lane Angmering BN16 4EJ
Received 2 Apr 20209A Felpham Road Felpham PO22 7AS
Received 12 Feb 202016 Manor Park Pagham PO21 3JS
Received 18 Aug 2020105 Limmer Lane Felpham PO22 7LP
Received 20 Dec 2021Clifton Clyde Road Felpham PO22 7AH
Received 24 Feb 2026The Quest Cypress Way Aldwick PO21 4DF
Received 16 Aug 2021Land between 11a The Grove and 30 Brook Lane Ferring
Received 17 Mar 202114 Paddock Green Rustington BN16 3AU
Received 2 Oct 201734 Falcon Gardens Littlehampton BN17 7RB
Received 30 Jul 2026Land Adjacent 1 Orchard Way Fontwell Arundel BN18 0SH
Received 20 May 2021Damansara 44 Pigeonhouse Lane Rustington BN16 2BE
Received 27 Sept 201822 St Richards Drive Bognor Regis PO21 3BJ
Received 11 Sept 201927 Pound Road Walberton BN18 0PU
Received 19 Jun 2018Lillypad Yapton Lane Walberton BN18 0AR
Received 22 Oct 2018Bath House 9 The Steyne Bognor Regis PO21 1TX
Received 6 Jul 201874 Outerwyke Road Felpham PO22 8LT
Received 2 Aug 20216 Leecroft Aldwick PO21 3SY
Received 10 Feb 2026102 Linden Road Bognor Regis PO21 2BD
Received 19 Sept 202040 Pier Road Littlehampton BN17 5LW
Received 14 Nov 202534 Sudley Road Bognor Regis PO21 1ER
Received 11 Aug 202659 Mansfield Road Bersted PO22 9HA
Received 30 Mar 20219 Old Canal Residential Park Lidsey Road Bognor Regis PO22 9PN
Received 9 Dec 20257 The Oaks Rustington BN16 2UP
Received 7 Jan 20227 Old Place Aldwick PO21 3AU
Received 17 Apr 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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