Understanding planning · 13 min read
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193 approved · 434 refused · 297 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Beaufort House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Received 11 Mar 2024Land To The East Of The B2133 Wisborough Green Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0AP
Received 6 Mar 2024Land North East Of Rats Castle Linchmere Road Hammer
Received 11 Mar 202438 Whyke Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 7US
Received 11 Mar 2024Havenstoke Park Connolly Way Chichester West Sussex
Received 12 Mar 20243 Ambassador House Crane Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LL
Received 12 Mar 20243 Ambassador House Crane Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LL
Received 12 Mar 2024Land West Of Centurion Way And West Of Old Broyle Road Old Broyle Road Chichester West Sussex
Received 12 Mar 2024Buildings West Of 105 First Avenue Almodington Batchmere West Sussex
Received 8 Mar 2024Earnley Place Clappers Lane Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7JL
Received 12 Mar 2024235 Main Road Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8JD
Received 11 Mar 202475 Westgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 3HA
Received 12 Mar 2024Greenleas Itchenor Road West Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DA
Received 12 Mar 2024Earnley Place Clappers Lane Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7JL
Received 12 Mar 2024Land At Flat Farm Hambrook West Sussex PO18 8FT
Received 12 Mar 2024Plot A Pond Farm Newells Lane West Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 8DF
Received 11 Mar 2024Old Haven The Street Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AN
Received 12 Mar 202493 St James Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7HR
Received 12 Mar 2024Open Space North Of 4 Mount Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 3DQ
Received 12 Mar 20243 Meadowside Walk Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2WR
Received 13 Mar 2024Little Hambrook Farm Common Road Hambrook Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8QX
Received 13 Mar 2024130 Stocks Lane East Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8NT
Received 13 Mar 2024Land At The Stable Church Road Appledram Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EG
Received 12 Mar 2024Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 13 Mar 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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