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.
13,371 approved · 1,808 refused · 791 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Feb 2003 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Phase 2 Hampton Park Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PL
Received 18 Aug 202114B Sea Way Middleton on Sea PO22 7SA
Received 3 May 2017107 Felpham Way Felpham PO22 8QB
Received 17 Aug 2020Blackberry House Berry Lane Bognor Regis PO22 9FG
Received 14 May 2014Wyke Lane Felpham PO22 8LE
Received 13 Oct 20256 Carvel Way Littlehampton BN17 6RJ
Received 30 Sept 2015Kings Lawn 38 Kingsway Bognor Regis West Sussex PO21 4DL
Received 9 Dec 201318 Sea Way Elmer Sands Middleton On Sea PO22 6JY
Received 4 Jun 201550 Palmer Road Angmering BN16 4LN
Received 19 Jun 2026Littleworth House High Street Angmering BN16 4AW
Received 9 Dec 201432 London Road Bognor Regis PO21 1PY
Received 17 Feb 201722 Church Road Rustington BN16 3NN
Received 16 Mar 201821 Orchard Place Arundel BN18 9BP
Received 5 Jun 2015113 Aldwick Road Aldwick PO21 2NY
Received 10 Jul 2019The Old Forge Church Road Yapton BN18 OER
Received 8 Jul 201316 Wellers Close Felpham
Received 16 May 201716 Woodgate Road Woodgate Aldingbourne PO20 3SX
Received 2 Oct 2018Land at Kings Close Yapton
Received 7 Mar 2014Land at Electricity Sub Stattion Ford Road Arundel BN18 9DX
Received 3 May 202214 Bridorley Close Rose Green Pagham PO21 3NP
Received 8 Oct 2014The Robin Hood Premier Inn Shripney Road Bersted PO22 9PA
Received 12 Jan 20151 Spinney Walk Barnham PO22 0HR
Received 2 Sept 2013Hook Lane Pagham Road Pagham PO21 3PD
Received 29 Oct 202137 & 43 Beach Crescent Littlehampton BN17 5NT
Received 8 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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