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.
8,882 approved · 1,109 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
18 Manor Way Elmer Middleton-On-Sea PO22 6LA
Received 3 Nov 2020Land South of Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PP
Received 15 Jul 202035 Christchurch Crescent Aldwick PO21 5SL
Received 26 Apr 202189 Broadmark Lane Rustington BN16 2JA
Received 11 Dec 2017276 Aldwick Road Aldwick PO21 3QH
Received 23 Aug 20185 Tattersalls Road Fontwell BN18 0ZA
Received 21 Jul 2026Maine Gorse Avenue East Preston BN16 1SG
Received 2 Feb 202258 Golden Avenue East Preston BN16 1QX
Received 28 Jun 2019Wellow Barn Hoe Lane Flansham PO22 8NT
Received 23 Mar 20212 Lyon Street Bognor Regis PO21 1DA
Received 17 Feb 202168 Elm Park Ferring BN12 5RW
Received 13 Sept 20198 Ceres Place Felpham Bognor Regis PO22 7RG
Received 26 Oct 202010 Downview Road Barnham PO22 0EE
Received 27 Jan 20225 Copeland Road Felpham PO22 7JG
Received 10 Nov 2025Ford Circular Technology Park Ford Road Ford BN18 0XL
Received 15 Apr 2021233 Manor Way Aldwick PO21 4HT
Received 19 Oct 2025Mortimer House 2 The Fairway Aldwick PO21 4EL
Received 29 Apr 2021Field House The Thatchway Angmering BN16 4HJ
Received 6 Sept 2021Mrs T Nyton Road Westergate PO20 3UN
Received 18 Nov 2019Wynard 47 Kingsway Aldwick PO21 4DN
Received 28 Sept 202039 Foundry Road Yapton BN18 0HE
Received 14 Apr 2022Manor House 1 Sea Lane Middleton on Sea PO22 7RH
Received 3 Jan 201836 Kingsway and 41 The Drive Aldwick
Received 23 Nov 2018Land to the rear of 34, 36, 38, 40 & 44 Carlton Avenue Aldwick PO21 3LR
Received 1 May 2018Records 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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