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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.
13,741 approved · 1,880 refused · 812 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Feb 2003 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 The Fairway Aldwick PO21 4ES
Received 17 Aug 201586 Ancton Way Elmer Middleton-on-sea PO22 6JP
Received 6 Jul 2026Land to rear of Highground House and Orchard End Highground Lane Barnham
Received 9 Mar 2022Rear of The Norfolk Centre Mill Road Arundel BN18 9PA
Received 29 Jan 201586 Sea Road East Preston BN16 1NP
Received 23 Jun 2019Walberton House The Street Walberton BN18 0PJ
Received 3 Feb 2014Flint Cottage Roundstone Lane Angmering BN16 4AP
Received 8 Jun 2026233 Manor Way Aldwick PO21 4HT
Received 8 Apr 20218 Polperro Close Ferring BN12 5JH
Received 2 Dec 202527 North Bersted Street Bognor Regis PO22 9AA
Received 7 Jul 201734 Falcon Gardens Littlehampton BN17 7RB
Received 6 Mar 2026Land adjacent to Sefter School House Sefter Road Bognor Regis PO21 3EE
Received 8 Feb 202220 Highview Road Eastergate Chichester PO20 3XB
Received 6 Dec 2012The Fox Inn Waterloo Road Felpham PO22 7EH
Received 17 Dec 2013The Manor House 48 The Street Rustington BN16 3NR
Received 22 Jun 20211 Furse Feld Aldwick Bognor Regis PO21 2RE
Received 11 May 2026Land adj Knightscroft Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PP
Received 22 May 2017Marechal 101 Elmer Road Bognor Regis PO22 6LH
Received 28 Aug 201431 Upper West Drive Ferring West Sussex BN12 5RH
Received 29 Mar 2017Woodgate Centre Oak Tree Lane Woodgate PO20 3GU
Received 17 Sept 2026Onslow Caravan Park Onslow Drive Ferring BN12 5RX
Received 22 May 201528 Sandfield Avenue Littlehampton BN17 7LL
Received 31 Jul 202019 Normandy Lane East Preston BN16 1LZ
Received 12 Aug 20156 Manor Road Rustington BN16 3QT
Received 26 May 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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