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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 Chichester District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
193 approved · 434 refused · 297 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2021 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Orchard House Cot Lane Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8ST
Received 2 Jan 202422 Townfield Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LZ
Received 2 Jan 2024Estoril Main Road Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8AN
Received 2 Jan 2024Holmby Mill Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NA
Received 3 Jan 20247 Wall Cottage Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QQ
Received 2 Jan 2024127 Whyke Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 8JG
Received 3 Jan 202467 Lyndhurst Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7PG
Received 2 Jan 202412 The Wad West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8AH
Received 3 Jan 2024Tau (Formerly Known As Seafort) East Bracklesham Drive Bracklesham Bay Chichester West Sussex PO20 8JW
Received 3 Jan 2024Walnut Tree Cottage Prinsted Lane Prinsted Emsworth PO10 8HT
Received 3 Jan 2024North Lodge Blomfield Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 6AB
Received 4 Jan 202411 Cow Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LN
Received 4 Jan 2024Fishbourne Centre Blackboy Lane Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8BE
Received 2 Jan 2024Land North Of Cooks Lane Southbourne West Sussex
Received 4 Jan 2024Hamilton Easton Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NU
Received 4 Jan 2024Hamilton Easton Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NU
Received 4 Jan 2024Land West Of Amberley Kennels Woodmancote Lane Woodmancote Emsworth Hampshire
Received 4 Jan 2024Hamilton Easton Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NU
Received 4 Jan 2024Hamilton Easton Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NU
Received 4 Jan 2024Hamilton Easton Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NU
Received 4 Jan 20243 Gordon Terrace Bosham Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HP
Received 4 Jan 2024Hollybrook House 4 East Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1TZ
Received 4 Jan 2024Paddock House Spinney Lane Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DJ
Received 5 Jan 2024Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 5 Jan 2024Records 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 Chichester 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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