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.
9,221 approved · 1,136 refused · 538 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Feb 2015 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Elm Farm Cottages Old Manor Road Rustington BN16 3FD
Received 10 Jun 2019235 Clun Road Wick Littlehampton BN17 7ES
Received 23 Jan 201841 Caledon Avenue Felpham PO22 7QZ
Received 26 Sept 202510 Gladonian Road Littlehampton BN17 6JW
Received 18 Mar 2020Old Well Cottage, High Street, Angmering,
Received 8 Mar 2018Little Thatch North Drive Angmering BN16 4JJ
Received 12 Aug 2021The Warren High Street Angmering BN16 4AE
Received 2 Nov 202027 Maltravers Street Arundel BN18 9BU
Received 10 Apr 2017Land at Dappers Lane Angmering
Received 17 May 202145 The Drive Aldwick PO21 4DS
Received 4 Sept 2017Bognor Regis Golf Club Downview Road Felpham PO22 8JD
Received 7 Jul 2020Unit 2 Clock Park Shripney Road Bersted PO22 9NH
Received 13 Mar 201711 Granary Way Littlehampton BN17 7QY
Received 16 May 201875 Wroxham Way Felpham PO22 8EX
Received 8 Dec 201744 Grosvenor Gardens Aldwick PO21 3EZ
Received 19 May 20217 Hawley Road Rustington BN16 2QD
Received 27 Aug 2025Bruce Dixon South Bersted Garage Shripney Road Bognor Regis PO22 9LN
Received 1 Nov 201769 Worthing Road Rustington BN16 3JU
Received 9 Feb 2026Langford Horsemere Green Lane Climping BN17 5QZ
Received 11 Dec 2019Stakers Farm North End Road Yapton BN18 0DU
Received 23 Jul 202154 Outerwyke Road Bognor Regis PO22 8NF
Received 11 Jul 2017Bonhams Field Main Road Yapton BN18 0DX
Received 3 Mar 2022Church Barton House Horns Lane Pagham PO21 4NZ
Received 12 Jan 2026The Vinery Arundel Road Poling BN18 9PY
Received 18 Sept 2026Records 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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