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.
8,930 approved · 1,111 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Trendles 31 Kingsway Aldwick PO21 4DH
Received 10 Sept 2026Land adjacent to 385 Chichester Road & 24 Ashurst Close Bersted PO21 5UJ
Received 27 Jun 2017Bowley Farm Bowley Lane South Mundham Chichester PO21 1NB
Received 15 Jun 202165 Andrew Avenue Felpham PO22 7QA
Received 29 Apr 2026Ohana 24 Alleyne Way Elmer Middleton-On-Sea PO22 6JZ
Received 27 Mar 2019To Rear of 42 River Road Smallcroft Close Littlehampton
Received 22 Nov 2018Kivesborough Littlehampton Road Ferring BN12 6PN
Received 18 Jun 202690/91 South Terrace Littlehampton BN17 5LJ
Received 16 Nov 201814 Long Mead Walberton BN18 0QG
Received 24 Mar 2020Swallowfield Eastergate Lane Eastergate PO20 3SJ
Received 21 Aug 20176 Main Drive Middleton-On-Sea PO22 7TN
Received 19 Sept 2019257 Goring Way Ferring BN12 5BY
Received 15 Feb 202178 Aldwick Road Bognor Regis PO21 2PE
Received 7 May 2026Camilla 29 Sea Way Middleton on Sea PO22 7RZ
Received 31 Jan 2018Rear of 28 - 50 Fitzalan Road Arundel BN18 9JS
Received 10 Sept 202031 Seafield Road Rustington BN16 2JH
Received 10 Aug 2020The Greenway West Walberton Lane Walberton BN18 0QS
Received 17 Apr 2026Land at Street Buildings North End Road Yapton BN18 0DT
Received 17 Aug 2020The Co-op 152-156 Hawthorn Road Bognor Regis PO21 2UR
Received 13 Jul 201810 Wentworth Close Barnham PO22 0HS
Received 11 Jan 2022Rustington Golf Centre Golfers Lane Angmering BN16 4NB
Received 19 May 20268 Longport Road Felpham PO22 7JU
Received 3 Mar 2022Hobbs Farmhouse 36 Sea Lane Rustington BN16 2RE
Received 28 Jul 202124 Meadow Park East Preston BN16 1EG
Received 22 Nov 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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