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.
8,974 approved · 1,113 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Maples 45 Victoria Drive Bognor Regis PO21 2TQ
Received 25 Jun 202111 Laurel Drive Pagham PO21 3ND
Received 19 Jul 2017Mayfield Cottage 47 Sea Lane Rustington BN16 2RG
Received 5 Apr 2019Brus Lodge 28 Kingsway Aldwick PO21 4DH
Received 12 May 202612 Dinsdale Field Caravan Park New Road Rustington BN16 3RQ
Received 8 Jul 2021The Lodge 32 Manor Road East Preston BN16 1PY
Received 3 May 2018Units 2 & 3 Hillview Business Park Littlehampton Road Ferring BN12 6PG
Received 8 Oct 2025Windmill Cottage 6 Windmill Close Aldwick Bay Bognor Regis PO21 4ND
Received 19 Jan 2022Land East of Yapton Lane Walberton BN18 0LJ
Received 26 Aug 202118 West Drive Middleton-On-Sea PO22 7TS
Received 11 Jun 20218 Church Lane Pagham PO21 4NS
Received 18 Nov 2020Car Park to the rear of 1-3 Broadmark Lane Rustington BN16 2NE
Received 5 Dec 201928 Ash Lane Rustington BN16 3BT
Received 4 Feb 2021Cathedral of Our Lady and St Philip Howard London Road Arundel
Received 16 Nov 2020Green Willow Residential Care Home Vicarage Lane East Preston BN16 2SP
Received 22 Oct 2019The Royal Norfolk Hotel The Esplanade Bognor Regis PO21 2LH
Received 18 Apr 201947 West Drive Aldwick PO21 4LZ
Received 8 Apr 2020Unit 9 Salt Box Field Land off Rowan Way Bersted PO22 9NW
Received 7 Mar 202212 Ivydale Road Bognor Regis PO21 5LX
Received 21 Feb 2021Rear of Inglenook Hotel 253-255 Pagham Road Pagham PO21 3QB
Received 21 Jun 20192 Broadmark Way Rustington BN16 2EY
Received 19 Feb 201830 Ferringham Lane Ferring BN12 5LU
Received 30 Nov 2018100 Ancton Way Elmer Sands Middleton PO22 6JR
Received 6 Apr 202234 Hawthorn Road Bognor Regis PO21 2DD
Received 5 Nov 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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