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.
11,944 approved · 1,577 refused · 701 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jul 2005 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 The Chase Fontwell Walberton BN18 0GR
Received 24 May 2022Norworth Kings Parade Aldwick PO21 2QR
Received 6 Mar 20172-4 Arundel Post Office And Delivery Office High Street Arundel BN18 9AA
Received 27 Apr 2022224 Manor Way Aldwick PO21 4HS
Received 30 Jul 20262 The Midway Felpham PO22 7EZ
Received 11 Jul 2017Land adjacent to Pippin Cottage North End Road Yapton BN18 0DS
Received 19 Jun 20262 Grange Lodge Aldwick Street Aldwick PO21 3AN
Received 14 May 20193 The Jetty West Drive Elmer PO22 7TS
Received 8 Aug 20141 Burley Road Felpham PO22 7NF
Received 11 Jun 202539 Bedford Street Bognor Regis PO21 1SH
Received 6 Jan 20204 Lake Lane Barnham PO22 0AD
Received 26 Jun 20153 Westground Cottages Horsemere Green Lane Clymping BN17 5QZ
Received 5 Jun 2014Mistletoe Farm Horsemere Green Lane Climping BN17 5QZ
Received 1 Oct 2020Babsham Business Centre Babsham Lane Bersted PO21 5EL
Received 28 Feb 201915 Maltravers Street Arundel BN18 9AP
Received 23 Dec 202512 Blondell Drive Aldwick PO21 4BQ
Received 7 Oct 2021Kents Farm House Brookpit Lane Climping BN17 5QU
Received 31 Aug 2021Frogs Leap 1 Walberton Green Walberton BN18 0AT
Received 17 Sept 20155 Annandale Avenue Bognor Regis PO21 2ES
Received 31 May 2019Downsview Littlehampton Road Angmering BN12 6PW
Received 30 Jan 2020Peckhams Poling Street Poling BN18 9PT
Received 2 Jun 2021Unit 14 Wickham Business Centre Harwood Road Littlehampton BN17 7AU
Received 20 Mar 2018The Paddock Lidsey Road Aldingbourne PO20 3SU
Received 31 Jul 20157 Hornbeam Close Aldwick PO21 4AH
Received 30 Jul 2020Records 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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