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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.
8,879 approved · 1,107 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Pigeonhouse Lane Rustington BN16 2AY
Received 20 Nov 20192 Larchfield Close Aldwick PO21 4RB
Received 13 Mar 2020Land At Salt Box West Of Shripney Road Bognor Regis PO22 9NW
Received 21 May 2021Rookery Park Land west of New Barn Lane Bersted PO21 5DN
Received 1 Sept 202032 Bell Davies Road Littlehampton BN17 6DU
Received 24 Feb 20215 Sark Gardens Ferring BN12 5QB
Received 3 Nov 2017Rookery Farm Flansham Lane Felpham PO22 6EP
Received 25 Feb 2026The Pier The Esplanade Bognor Regis PO21 1SY
Received 9 Oct 202517 Preston Paddock Rustington BN16 2AA
Received 17 Jan 2022Pine Lodge Kingston Lane East Preston BN16 1RP
Received 7 May 201912 Kithurst Close East Preston BN16 2TQ
Received 25 May 2021Sunny Side Barn Yapton Road Barnham PO22 0AZ
Received 10 Sept 2019Land at former McIntyre Nursery Littlehampton Road Ferring BN12 6PG
Received 20 Nov 2021Land to the East of Flint Acre Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PN
Received 31 Aug 2026Norfolk Centre and Maison Dieu North Side Mill Road Arundel BN18 9PA
Received 27 May 2022Land at Bayard Level Mare Lane Eastergate
Received 26 Jul 202121 Worthing Road EAST PRESTON BN16 1AT
Received 26 Jul 20172 Whitfield Close Angmering BN16 4GN
Received 14 Feb 201938 Dalloway Road Arundel BN18 9HW
Received 14 Nov 202048 Pier Road Littlehampton BN17 5LP
Received 11 Apr 202115 The Fairway Aldwick PO21 4ES
Received 18 Sept 2019Elm Farm 34 The Street Rustington BN16 3NX
Received 7 May 2022The Old House 37 East Street Littlehampton BN17 6AU
Received 14 Sept 20173 Wilton Drive Rustington BN16 3TG
Received 23 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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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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