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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.
14,233 approved · 1,970 refused · 834 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Metcraft Ltd Harwood Road Littlehampton BN17 7BB
Received 22 Sept 2021Flintstone Centre East Street Littlehampton BN17 6AW
Received 20 Apr 2026Stakers Farm North End Road Yapton BN18 0DU
Received 23 Jul 2021Land North of Water Lane and South of A27 inclusive of Angmering Oval Raceway Angmering BN16 4EU
Received 24 Mar 202236 Greenacres Ring Angmering BN16 4BS
Received 8 Nov 202155B High Street Arundel BN18 9AJ
Received 3 Jun 202056 Southdean Drive Middleton-On-Sea PO22 7TB
Received 4 Aug 2020Lazy W Yapton Lane Walberton BN18 0AS
Received 19 May 2022Land at the rear of 9 and 10 Faresmead Aldwick PO21 3DQ
Received 20 Apr 2026Forge Cottage Church Road Yapton BN18 0ER
Received 19 May 20176 Mauldmare Close Aldwick PO21 3SB
Received 1 Sept 20141 Old Rectory Gardens Felpham PO22 7ER
Received 30 Jan 2017Springfield and land to rear Hook Lane Aldingbourne PO20 3TE
Received 5 Jun 2019The Family Tree 1 Laburnum Grove Bognor Regis PO22 9HT
Received 8 Oct 2014Feildings Hoe Lane Flansham PO22 8NW
Received 13 Apr 2018Land north of 31-40 Joyce Close Littlehampton BN17 7JG
Received 24 Nov 2016Stanwick Northfields Lane Westergate PO20 3UH
Received 10 Jan 2022Oakview North End Road Yapton BN18 0DH
Received 26 Jun 2012Angmering Manor High Street Angmering BN16 4AG
Received 29 May 2015Minton 3 The Ridings Aldwick Bay PO21 4HP
Received 10 Jun 201416 St. Richards Way Aldwick PO21 3BD
Received 12 Dec 201211 Hamilton Gardens Aldwick PO21 4EQ
Received 15 Sept 2025Footpath at Jct. Beaconsfield Road and North Street Littlehampton BN17 6JL
Received 11 Oct 2012Willowhayne Estate Entrance Gates The Ridings, Tamarisk Way & Angmering Lane East Preston BN12 6PW
Received 7 Nov 2012Records 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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