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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193 approved · 434 refused · 297 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Harbour View Itchenor Road West Itchenor PO20 7DH
Received 13 Mar 20244 The Sadlers Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0PR
Received 13 Mar 2024Wisborough Park House Kirdford Road Wisborough Green Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0DB
Received 12 Mar 202416 Knott Gardens Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO19 3FE
Received 13 Mar 2024Land South Of Clappers Lane Clappers Lane Earnley West Sussex
Received 13 Mar 20245A Northgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 1BA
Received 13 Mar 2024Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Received 14 Mar 2024Owl Barn Lower Hone Farm Lower Hone Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8QN
Received 14 Mar 202492 Ursula Avenue North Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0RT
Received 14 Mar 2024Heron House Taylors Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8QQ
Received 14 Mar 2024Southfield Industrial Park Delling Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8NN
Received 14 Mar 20247 Eastfield Close Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8NJ
Received 15 Mar 2024Grey Thatch Harbour Way Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TG
Received 15 Mar 2024Oakview Fletchers Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7QG
Received 15 Mar 2024Camber Court Rookwood Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8QH
Received 15 Mar 20241 Black Boy Court Main Road Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8XX
Received 15 Mar 202418 New Park Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7XH
Received 1 Mar 2024Land South Of Clappers Lane Clappers Lane Earnley West Sussex
Received 15 Mar 2024Land West Of Centurion Way And West Of Old Broyle Road Old Broyle Road Chichester West Sussex
Received 15 Mar 2024Birches 18 Newport Drive Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO19 3QQ
Received 15 Mar 2024The Pines Woodmancote Lane Woodmancote Emsworth Hampshire PO10 8RB
Received 18 Mar 20245 Stavely Gardens Chichester West Sussex PO19 5QW
Received 18 Mar 2024Oak Cottage Martins Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AU
Received 18 Mar 2024West Sussex County Council Northleigh House County Hall Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RF
Received 14 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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