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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.
8,948 approved · 1,112 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
75 Chaucer Avenue Rustington BN16 2PG
Received 19 Apr 2022Ballina, The Street Walberton BN18 0QB
Received 6 Jun 20264 Elm Tree Cottages Nyton Road Westergate PO20 3US
Received 5 Jun 201732 Golden Avenue East Preston BN16 1QY
Received 22 Apr 2021Land adjacent to Woods Way House 3 Torton Hill Road Arundel BN18 9HF
Received 8 Apr 20215 Roundle Square Felpham PO22 8JY
Received 1 Dec 2025Hook Place Hook Lane Aldingbourne PO20 3TS
Received 17 Aug 201821 Virginia Gardens Felpham PO22 6BE
Received 27 Jun 2019The Studio Tudor Drive Westergate Aldingbourne PO20 3YT
Received 4 May 20203 Highview Road Eastergate PO20 3XB
Received 14 May 20191 Old Poor House Cottages Mount Pleasant Arundel BN18 9BD
Received 15 May 2018Anchor Bay 2 Downview Road Barnham PO22 0EE
Received 17 Oct 20255 Stanbrok Close Aldwick PO21 3SN
Received 26 Sept 2020Various Locations Kingsway, Wychwood Walk, Queensway Aldwick PO21 4DN
Received 17 Oct 201717 Kirdford Close Rustington BN16 2LW
Received 20 Jul 2018Midwood West Walberton Lane Walberton BN18 0QS
Received 22 Feb 201972 The Fairway Aldwick PO21 4HE
Received 13 Nov 2020Bus shelter outside of 33-37 High Street outside 33-37 High Street Bognor Regis PO21 1LJ
Received 9 Jan 2019Angmering Manor Hotel High Street Angmering
Received 3 Aug 201911 Michel Grove East Preston BN16 2SX
Received 17 Apr 2019377-379 Chichester Road Bersted PO21 5AT
Received 19 Jan 2021The Lamb Inn 144 Pagham Road Pagham PO21 4NJ
Received 14 Jul 2017Rose Cottage 72 Ford Road Arundel BN18 9EX
Received 23 Jan 2019Carpenters Cottage Hoe Lane Flansham PO22 8NW
Received 9 Oct 2019Records 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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