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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193 approved · 434 refused · 297 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Downview Recreation Ground Stocks Lane East Wittering West Sussex
Received 26 Mar 2024Kellys Nursery Bell Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HY
Received 26 Mar 2024Land West Of Little Paddocks City Fields Way Tangmere West Sussex
Received 22 Mar 2024Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 26 Mar 202434 South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1EL
Received 26 Mar 2024Land To The Rear Of 26 And 27 Coach Road Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0NX
Received 27 Mar 20243 Tangmere Road Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2HW
Received 27 Mar 20243 Tangmere Road Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2HW
Received 27 Mar 2024Byways Church Farm Lane East Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8PT
Received 27 Mar 202450 Stocks Lane East Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8NJ
Received 27 Mar 2024Crouchers Farm Birdham Road Appledram Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EA
Received 27 Mar 2024Lysander 5 Tangmere Road Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2HW
Received 26 Mar 2024Chichester College Avenue De Chartres Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SB
Received 28 Mar 20247 Manor Road Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8LX
Received 28 Mar 2024Land West Of Centurion Way And West Of Old Broyle Road Old Broyle Road Chichester West Sussex
Received 28 Mar 2024Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 28 Mar 2024Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 28 Mar 2024Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 28 Mar 2024Crouchers Farm Birdham Road Appledram Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EA
Received 28 Mar 2024Stumps Barn Stumps Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8QJ
Received 28 Mar 2024Stumps Barn Stumps Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8QJ
Received 28 Mar 2024Crouchers Farm Birdham Road Appledram Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EA
Received 28 Mar 2024Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 28 Mar 2024Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 28 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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