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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.
8,543 approved · 1,079 refused · 508 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Feb 2015 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Elm Grove Cottage The Square Angmering BN16 4EA
Received 15 Jan 20264 Burnham Avenue Bognor Regis PO21 2LB
Received 8 Apr 2019Quiet Waters Roundstone Lane Angmering BN16 4AX
Received 2 May 2018Car Park At The Fox Inn Waterloo Road Felpham PO22 7EH
Received 27 Apr 2026Walnut Tree Cottage Shripney Lane Bersted PO22 9NR
Received 5 Jun 2026Ashley House 120 Aldwick Road Bognor Regis PO21 2PB
Received 10 Aug 2018Turret House Limmer Lane Felpham
Received 5 Jun 201764 Downview Road Felpham PO22 8JA
Received 15 Aug 2019Land At Wings Nursery Lidsey Road Woodgate PO20 3SU
Received 3 Mar 2022Saxons 33 Hill Lane Barnham PO22 0BL
Received 5 Aug 2021Progress Garage Yapton Lane Yapton BN18 0AS
Received 19 Sept 2017Land East of Heath Place Bersted PO22 9SL
Received 23 Feb 202659 King Street Arundel BN18 9BN
Received 25 Sept 2018Quiet Waters Roundstone Lane Angmering BN16 4AX
Received 20 Feb 20192 Payne Close Pagham PO21 4QA
Received 23 Feb 2022Little Cuttle 19 Botany Close Rustington West Sussex BN16 2BJ
Received 11 Nov 201914 Princess Avenue Aldwick PO21 2QT
Received 25 Sept 202012 Blondell Drive Aldwick PO21 4BQ
Received 27 Aug 201924 A'Becket's Avenue Aldwick PO21 4LX
Received 17 Jan 2018Church Farm House Rectory Lane Angmering BN16 4JU
Received 28 Feb 2018Flat 68A Aldwick Road Bognor Regis PO21 2PE
Received 21 Nov 2019Land At Wings Nursery Lidsey Road Woodgate PO20 3SU
Received 2 Mar 202255 Fitzalan Road Arundel BN18 9JP
Received 28 Feb 202218 Potters Way North Bersted PO21 5FY
Received 14 Jan 2026Records 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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