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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.
223 approved · 478 refused · 319 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 - 4 Claytons Corner Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HQ
Received 14 Aug 2024Cross Trees Harbour Way Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TG
Received 14 Aug 20245 Baffins Court Baffins Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 1UA
Received 16 Aug 202450 Woodfield Park Road Hermitage Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8BG
Received 16 Aug 2024Unit 11 Chichester Trade Centre Quarry Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 8ET
Received 14 Aug 2024Holmsley 17 Langdale Avenue Chichester West Sussex PO19 8JQ
Received 15 Aug 2024Strip Of Land On The Northern Perimeter Of Rolls Royce The Drive Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0SH
Received 16 Aug 2024Church Norton Car Park RSPB Pagham Harbour Rectory Lane Selsey West Sussex PO20 9DT
Received 16 Aug 2024Terwick House Chequer Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8EJ
Received 19 Aug 20249 Turnbull Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7LY
Received 19 Aug 2024Waverley Borough Council The Burys Godalming GU7 1HR
Received 15 Aug 202467 Stein Road Southbourne Emsworth PO10 8LE
Received 19 Aug 202457 Westlands Road Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1PJ
Received 19 Aug 20245 Bishopsgate Walk Chichester West Sussex PO19 6FG
Received 19 Aug 2024Westbourne Bakery East Street Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8SH
Received 16 Aug 2024W H Smith And Sons Limited 16 - 17 North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LF
Received 20 Aug 20249 Willowbed Avenue Chichester West Sussex PO19 8JD
Received 16 Aug 2024Casterbridge High Street Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0RD
Received 20 Aug 2024Beaconsfield Beech Avenue Bracklesham Bay Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HU
Received 21 Aug 20245 Cutten Way Chichester West Sussex PO19 7AJ
Received 19 Aug 202446 South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DS
Received 20 Aug 2024Bay Cottage Tangmere Road Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2HE
Received 21 Aug 202460A South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DS
Received 21 Aug 202419 Whyke Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 7UR
Received 22 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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