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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193 approved · 434 refused · 297 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hundredsteddle Farm Hundredsteddle Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BL
Received 19 Feb 202411 Hall Hurst Close Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0BE
Received 19 Feb 2024Royston 53 Clayton Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 9DF
Received 20 Feb 2024Land Adjacent To High Gables Apple Grove Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8EU
Received 20 Feb 2024Unit 13 St James Industrial Estate Westhampnett Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7JU
Received 21 Feb 202419 Seafield Close East Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8DP
Received 21 Feb 2024Saxons The Street Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0EB
Received 21 Feb 2024Woodlands Rest Land At Jubilee Wood Hambrook Hill North Hambrook West Sussex PO18 8UG
Received 20 Feb 2024Marsh Farm Vinnetrow Road Runcton Chichester West Sussex PO20 1QD
Received 21 Feb 2024Rosemary Cottage Mill Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NB
Received 21 Feb 2024Rosemary Cottage Mill Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NB
Received 21 Feb 202418 Elcombe Close Bracklesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 8QZ
Received 21 Feb 2024Oakhurst Barns Ham Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NY
Received 21 Feb 2024Land North Of 1 Thornhouse Cottages Scratching Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0JN
Received 22 Feb 2024Five Paddock Farm Bracklesham Lane Bracklesham Bay Chichester West Sussex PO20 8JF
Received 22 Feb 202466 Harrow Drive West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8ER
Received 22 Feb 2024Seafort East Bracklesham Drive Bracklesham Bay Chichester West Sussex PO20 8JW
Received 22 Feb 2024Curlew House Bosham Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HG
Received 22 Feb 2024Gatliff House Loxwood Road Plaistow Chichester West Sussex RH14 0NY
Received 23 Feb 202420 Stanton Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 5QN
Received 23 Feb 20244 Wildacre Close Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0TL
Received 23 Feb 2024Sanderlings Spinney Lane Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DJ
Received 23 Feb 2024Flat 14 - 15 East Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1HE
Received 23 Feb 2024Dormer Cottage Clay Lane Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8BS
Received 21 Feb 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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