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.
8,886 approved · 1,109 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cloud 9 Penfolds Place Arundel BN18 9SA
Received 25 Jul 2019The Dolphins (east) South Strand EAST PRESTON BN16 1PN
Received 20 Jul 2017Bersted Park (Plot 336) Chichester Road North Bersted PO22 9AA
Received 29 Oct 201823 Broom Field Way Felpham PO22 8AQ
Received 30 Apr 20211 Watersmead Drive Rustington BN17 6GH
Received 6 Nov 2018Land north of Hook Lane Pagham PO21 3PD
Received 19 Feb 2026Choller House Farm Barnham Lane Walberton BN18 0AX
Received 22 Apr 2026Land West of Pagham Road Pagham PO21 3PY
Received 10 Oct 202539 High Street Arundel BN18 9AG
Received 7 Jun 20197 Canada Grove Bognor Regis PO21 1DW
Received 15 Feb 20225A Balmoral Close Bognor Regis PO21 4PP
Received 3 Aug 201716 Madehurst Way Littlehampton BN17 6HD
Received 22 Mar 2018MISPARISHED see BR/59/22/HH 38 Nyewood Lane Bognor Regis PO21 2SJ
Received 4 Mar 20228 Wansford Way Felpham PO22 7NL
Received 19 Apr 202224 Margaret Close Bognor Regis PO21 3AA
Received 23 Jul 201957 Queensway Bognor Regis PO21 1QN
Received 8 Apr 2026Lower Farm Yapton Lane Walberton BN18 0AS
Received 1 Oct 202059 Roundle Avenue Felpham PO22 8LJ
Received 16 May 202231 Cheviot Close East Preston BN16 1EX
Received 1 Jul 2019Tudor Lodge 125A Sea Road EAST PRESTON BN16 1NX
Received 2 Mar 2018Land adjacent to The Gun Post Clyde Road Felpham PO22 7AH
Received 6 Apr 2021West House 151 Barrack Lane Aldwick PO21 4ED
Received 19 Nov 2020219 Aldwick Road Bognor Regis PO21 3QG
Received 27 Apr 2021Global Technologies Racing Ltd Arundel Road Fontwell BN18 0SB
Received 8 Sept 2021Records 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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