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.
8,905 approved · 1,111 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
53 Ley Road Felpham PO22 7HU
Received 27 Nov 201948 Torton Hill Road Arundel BN18 9HH
Received 26 Feb 202194 Harbour View Road Pagham PO21 4RH
Received 12 May 2017Land East of Wandleys Lane Fontwell
Received 26 Aug 2026Rossida Stonefields Rustington BN16 3BY
Received 9 Nov 202137 Norbren Avenue Bersted PO21 5HE
Received 2 Oct 201731 The Drive Aldwick PO21 4DT
Received 7 May 20264 Hedge End Barnham PO22 0JP
Received 4 Aug 2026Phoenix Terrace, Unit 2 Artex Avenue Rustington BN16 3LN
Received 15 Aug 2018Verge situated in Bowling Green close to Aldwick Bay Estate.
Received 30 Apr 2020182 Chichester Road Bersted PO21 5BJ
Received 9 May 201938 River Road Littlehampton BN17 5BZ
Received 22 Aug 2017Wish House 130 Elmer Road Middleton on Sea PO22 6HZ
Received 12 Feb 2018Merry England Nursery Dappers Lane Angmering BN16 4EN
Received 11 Mar 20201 Sea Drive Ferring BN12 5HD
Received 29 Nov 2016Land North of Littlehampton Academy Littlehampton
Received 10 Nov 20252 Elmer Court MIddleton on Sea PO22 6JT
Received 20 Jun 201735 Kings Drive Pagham PO21 4PZ
Received 28 Apr 2021University of Chichester Upper Bognor Road Bognor Regis PO21 1HR
Received 8 Feb 2018Aldingbourne Farm Shop Nyton Road Aldingbourne PO20 3UL
Received 10 Mar 2017253-255 Pagham Road Pagham PO21 3QB
Received 31 May 2021St Marys 2 Third Avenue Felpham PO22 7LN
Received 14 Mar 2018Street Buildings North End Road Yapton BN18 0DT
Received 13 Oct 202022 Orchard Park Worthing Road Littlehampton BN16 3PS
Received 29 Mar 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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