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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.
14,221 approved · 1,966 refused · 834 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
4 The Orchard Close Bognor Regis PO21 2PT
Received 2 Jul 2021Swallowshaw The Street Walberton BN18 0PQ
Received 5 Nov 2012Bramble Cottage 50 Sea Lane Ferring BN12 5EH
Received 9 Dec 2014Lucking Lane SW Elmer Road Bognor Regis PO22 6EH
Received 30 Jul 20151-10 Willwhayne Mews Communal Ground Rustington BN16 2AF
Received 5 Sept 20135 Church Lane Pagham PO21 4NS
Received 27 Nov 2025Badgers Ham Manor Way Angmering BN16 4JQ
Received 23 Jan 201827 Fernhurst Gardens Aldwick PO21 4BA
Received 19 Aug 20151 Church Street Littlehampton BN17 5EL
Received 9 Apr 20144 Orme Cottages Arundel Road Angmering
Received 11 Jan 20224 South Road Felpham PO22 8EF
Received 3 Nov 2014Kings Lawn 38 Kingsway Aldwick PO21 4DL
Received 9 May 2012Lyminster Primary School Wick Road Littlehampton BN17 7JZ
Received 18 Feb 2014Land off Stanhorn Grove Felpham PO22 8FA
Received 21 Nov 2025Sunny Corner Copse Lane Walberton BN18 0QH
Received 22 Oct 2012Summerlea Community Primary School Windsor Drive Rustington BN16 3SW
Received 26 Mar 20156 The Green Pagham PO21 4RZ
Received 10 May 2021Land adjacent to Bonhams & Flints Hoe Lane Flansham PO22 8NP
Received 16 Mar 201814 Churchill Avenue Aldwick PO21 5QQ
Received 6 Sept 202145 Newtown Avenue Bognor Regis PO21 5HR
Received 9 Jan 2017Unit 8, Land At Salt Box West Of Shripney Road Bognor Regis PO22 9NW
Received 6 Jan 2021Old Bank House 1 High Street Arundel BN18 9AD
Received 11 Nov 20202 Westmorland Drive Felpham PO22 8LX
Received 1 Jul 202023 Ocean Drive Ferring BN12 5QN
Received 2 Aug 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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