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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.
201 approved · 441 refused · 303 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2021 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Chichester Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0NQ
Received 29 May 20248 Chichester Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0NQ
Received 29 May 2024Chichester College (Main Drive Entrance) Avenue De Chartres Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SB
Received 29 May 20242A Grenville Gardens Donnington Chichester West Sussex PO19 8XB
Received 29 May 202481 East Beach Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0ES
Received 29 May 2024Land West Of Guildford Road Loxwood West Sussex
Received 24 May 2024St Pauls Church Churchside Chichester West Sussex PO19 6FT
Received 30 May 2024Anglesey Arms Halnaker Boxgrove West Sussex PO18 0NQ
Received 24 May 2024Brick Kiln Garden Centre Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 30 May 20241 Park Copse Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 9BT
Received 30 May 2024Land At Medmerry Reserve Stoney Lane Earnley West Sussex
Received 30 May 2024Fiddlers Copse Rickmans Lane Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0NT
Received 30 May 2024Fiddlers Copse Rickmans Lane Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0NT
Received 30 May 2024Cakeham Cottages Cakeham Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LG
Received 30 May 2024Willow House Mill Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NA
Received 31 May 2024Old Haven The Street Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AN
Received 31 May 2024Land At Stable Field Kirdford Road Wisborough Green West Sussex
Received 31 May 2024Cornfields Acre Street West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8QQ
Received 28 May 20241 Cutmill Depot Newells Lane West Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 8DE
Received 31 May 2024Oakwood West Estate Moutheys Plantation North Of The Hollies Moutheys Lane Oakwood Chichester West Sussex PO18 8AA
Received 3 Jun 2024Timbers Guildford Road Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0QL
Received 3 Jun 202429 St Pancras Chichester West Sussex PO19 7LT
Received 3 Jun 202418 Marchwood Gate Marchwood Chichester West Sussex PO19 5HA
Received 3 Jun 2024Idle Hour Longlands Road East Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8DD
Received 3 Jun 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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