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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.
8,880 approved · 1,109 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Selhurst Close East Preston BN16 2SR
Received 1 Feb 2022103 Roundstone Drive East Preston BN16 1EN
Received 25 Oct 20182 Burley Road Felpham PO22 7NF
Received 10 Feb 2021Castleview Storage Castleview Storage, Old Mead Road Littlehampton BN17 7PU
Received 7 Jun 2019First Floor Office 44B Summerley Lane Felpham PO22 7HX
Received 30 Jul 2020Park View Fontwell Avenue Eastergate PO20 3RY
Received 12 Jul 2026Shanagarry 40A Kingsway Aldwick PO21 4DL
Received 21 Apr 202110 Gunwin Court Aldwick PO21 4BW
Received 10 Mar 2021Land south of Cornfield Close Littlehampton BN17 6LD
Received 30 Aug 2019Phase 2B Hampton Park Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PL
Received 22 Sept 2021Outside 70 Bluebell Drive Littlehampton BN17 6UL
Received 1 Nov 2018The Old Flint House Church Lane Ferring BN12 5HR
Received 3 Jun 2021Wagtails Church Lane Eastergate PO20 3XD
Received 20 May 2019Ferring Country Centre And Riding Stables Rife Way Ferring BN12 5JZ
Received 27 Jan 20207 Countland Court 5 Marine Parade Bognor Regis PO21 2LT
Received 23 Sept 2020Norfolk Arms Hotel 22 High Street Arundel BN18 9AB
Received 27 Feb 202022 The Martlets Rustington BN16 2TY
Received 11 Jan 20212 The Cedars Barnham PO22 0EZ
Received 5 Jun 2018Bartons Primary School Lethaby Road Bognor Regis PO21 5EJ
Received 12 Aug 2021Ground floor Flats 66, 68, 70, 72, 74 & 76 First floor Flats 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 & 64 Orchard Road BN16 1ET
Received 14 Feb 2019Oak Bank Wandleys Lane Walberton BN18 0QR
Received 22 Jun 2021Field on West of The Causeway/A27 Roundabout Arundel BN18 9JJ
Received 23 Dec 2021Ground Floor Flat 47 Horsham Road Littlehampton BN17 6DB
Received 12 Jan 2021Land south of A259 and West of Stanhorn Grove Yapton
Received 10 Sept 2025Records 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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