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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.
9,229 approved · 1,136 refused · 539 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Jesters 51 Kingsway Bognor Regis PO21 4DN
Received 5 May 2021Land South Of The Littlehampton Academy Fitzalan Road Littlehampton BN17 6ED
Received 17 May 2022Bognor Rugby Football Club Hampshire Avenue Bognor Regis PO21 5JH
Received 13 Sept 202119 Surrey Street Arundel BN18 9DT
Received 29 Mar 201770 The Drive Aldwick PO21 4DS
Received 12 Mar 202146a & 47 Pier Road and Land North of Clifton Road Littlehampton BN17 5LW
Received 8 Apr 202121 Wyke Lane North Felpham PO22 8LE
Received 9 Jun 20179 Meadway Rustington BN16 2DD
Received 1 Feb 2022Bonhams Hoe Lane Flansham Bognor Regis PO22 8NP
Received 9 Jun 2017164 Fitzalan Road Arundel BN18 9JZ
Received 24 Feb 202127 Aldwick Gardens Aldwick PO21 3QT
Received 7 Feb 20193 The Loop Felpham PO22 7ND
Received 23 Aug 2019Land To East Of Fontwell Racecourse Fontwell Avenue Eastergate BN18 0SW
Received 15 Dec 2020Kents Yard Brookpit Lane Climping BN17 5QT
Received 22 Mar 202128 Greenways Pagham PO21 4QE
Received 28 May 202153 Old Place Aldwick PO21 3AX
Received 23 Nov 2025Land south of The Pantiles Ferring BN12 5NE
Received 27 Sept 2021Saltmarsh House 1 Old Market Lane Littlehampton BN17 5FB
Received 30 Nov 2021Land at Salt Box West of Shripney Road Bognor Regis PO22 9NW
Received 22 Jul 2021Ferringham House 58 Ferringham Lane Ferring BN12 5LU
Received 26 Sept 2018Duntroon Avisford Park Road Walberton BN18 0AP
Received 11 Nov 202128A Kingsway Aldwick PO21 4DH
Received 7 Nov 2020126 Sea Road East Preston
Received 22 Sept 2017Richmond Arms 224 London Road Bognor Regis PO21 1AU
Received 18 May 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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