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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.
222 approved · 475 refused · 318 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2021 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Flat Farm Hambrook West Sussex PO18 8FT
Received 6 Aug 202412 Stirling Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7DS
Received 6 Aug 2024Field West Of Beachlands Nursery Newells Lane West Ashling West Sussex
Received 9 Aug 202447 Manhood Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LT
Received 7 Aug 2024Camacha Pound Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8AJ
Received 9 Aug 2024Alloro West Ashling Road Hambrook Funtington Chichester West Sussex PO18 8UF
Received 7 Aug 2024Plot 2 Ham Road Sidlesham West Sussex
Received 7 Aug 2024Harry's Fish And Chips 105A Victoria Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7HZ
Received 9 Aug 202458 Norwich Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 5DQ
Received 12 Aug 2024Shangri-La The Drive Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0TD
Received 12 Aug 2024Land Adjacent To Lime Kiln Barn Runcton Lane Runcton Chichester West Sussex PO20 1XJ
Received 12 Aug 2024Land West Of Centurion Way And West Of Old Broyle Road Chichester West Sussex
Received 12 Aug 2024Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 12 Aug 2024Edes House West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QS
Received 12 Aug 2024Edes House West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QS
Received 12 Aug 2024Church Corner Itchenor Road West Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DL
Received 13 Aug 2024Cakeham Manor Cakeham Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LG
Received 7 Aug 2024Rolls Royce Motor Cars The Drive Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0SH
Received 13 Aug 202431 - 33 South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1EL
Received 14 Aug 202431 - 33 South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1EL
Received 14 Aug 2024Pephurst Farm Station Road Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0RW
Received 14 Aug 202418 Woodborough Close Bracklesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 8UA
Received 12 Aug 2024Land North Of Highgrove Farm Main Road Bosham West Sussex
Received 14 Aug 2024Cakeham Manor Cakeham Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LG
Received 14 Aug 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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