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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.
202 approved · 443 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot G Field West Of Beachlands Nursery Newells Lane West Ashling West Sussex
Received 11 Jun 2024Land At Jardine Nursery Chalk Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LW
Received 11 Jun 2024Coal Yard Newpound Wisborough Green West Sussex
Received 11 Jun 202439 Fontwell Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0PL
Received 12 Jun 20243 West View Cottages South Lane Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8PS
Received 12 Jun 202418 Woodborough Close Bracklesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 8UA
Received 11 Jun 202453 Adelaide Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7NF
Received 12 Jun 2024Unit 1G St James Industrial Estate Westhampnett Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7JU
Received 12 Jun 2024Unit 19 St James Industrial Estate Westhampnett Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7JU
Received 12 Jun 2024100A Stein Road Southbourne Emsworth PO10 8LU
Received 10 Jun 2024Whyke Court Whyke Close Chichester West Sussex
Received 12 Jun 2024Unit 4 St James Industrial Estate Westhampnett Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7JU
Received 12 Jun 20249 Nettleton Avenue Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2HZ
Received 12 Jun 2024Dolphin Cottage 19 Coney Six East Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8DL
Received 12 Jun 202450 Woodfield Park Road Hermitage Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8BG
Received 13 Jun 2024Robins Roost 9 St Itha Close Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0AB
Received 13 Jun 2024Creek Cottage Westlands Estate Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HJ
Received 13 Jun 2024Land North East Of Hook Creek House Hook Lane Bosham West Sussex
Received 13 Jun 2024Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Received 13 Jun 20246 Seafield Close East Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8DP
Received 13 Jun 2024Littleton Barn Selsey Road Sidlesham West Sussex
Received 14 Jun 202463 Worcester Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 5EB
Received 14 Jun 2024Wharf Farm Newpound Wisborough Green Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0JG
Received 14 Jun 2024Land Adjacent To 5 Ursula Avenue Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0HT
Received 14 Jun 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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