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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.
9,315 approved · 1,141 refused · 545 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Arunbrook House The Causeway Arundel
Received 7 Sept 20177 Downview Road Felpham PO22 8HG
Received 26 Feb 2020South Coast Skip Hire, Unit H9-H10 Ford Road Arundel BN18 0BD
Received 16 Sept 2026Land South of Water Lane Angmering
Received 7 Apr 2021Land West Of Ryefield Farmhouse Oak Tree Lane Woodgate PO20 3GU
Received 6 Aug 20262 Bay Tree Garden East Preston BN16 1JG
Received 27 Apr 202148 Osprey Gardens Bersted PO22 9QQ
Received 2 Feb 2022209 Pagham Road Pagham PO21 3QD
Received 26 Feb 201912 Daisy Gardens Felpham PO22 8GS
Received 7 May 2026Land West of Westergate Street & East of Hook Lane Westergate PO20 3TE
Received 7 Jun 20174 The Old Slipway River Road Arundel BN18 9EY
Received 11 Sept 20192 Follett Close Aldwick PO21 4XH
Received 10 Nov 2017Blackbirds North Bersted Street Bersted PO22 9AH
Received 23 Dec 2020Land East of North End Road Yapton BN18 0AG
Received 11 Mar 2019Little Thatch North Drive Angmering BN16 4JJ
Received 5 Oct 2021East Preston Depot Station Road East Preston BN16 3AA
Received 29 Apr 20261 Church Farm Cottages Church Road Yapton BN18 0EP
Received 2 Oct 201827 Swandene Pagham PO21 4UP
Received 16 Dec 2020Cranford Ham Manor Way Angmering BN16 4JQ
Received 29 Apr 20224 Hawthorn Road Littlehampton BN17 7LT
Received 15 Jun 20187 Barrack Lane Aldwick PO21 4BY
Received 1 Aug 20206 Ashmore Avenue Angmering BN16 4GG
Received 30 Jul 2018Blue Skies 17 Coastal Road Kingston BN16 1SJ
Received 29 Jun 2018Land West of Fontwell Avenue Fontwell Avenue Eastergate PO20 3RX
Received 4 May 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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