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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.
226 approved · 485 refused · 322 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 East Of Chichester West Of Drayton Lane (B2144) Oving West Sussex
Received 22 Oct 202415 The Spinney Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DF
Received 23 Oct 20249 Nettleton Avenue Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2HZ
Received 24 Oct 2024Hillier Garden Centre Main Road Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8FL
Received 24 Oct 2024Land South Of Clappers Lane Clappers Lane Earnley West Sussex
Received 24 Oct 202491 Worcester Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 5EB
Received 24 Oct 2024Land North Of Highgrove Farm Main Road Bosham West Sussex
Received 24 Oct 2024Little Gable 2 Manor Farm Court Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0LY
Received 24 Oct 2024Charmans Field Marsh Lane Runcton West Sussex
Received 22 Oct 202434 St Pauls Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 3BL
Received 25 Oct 20246 North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LB
Received 25 Oct 2024Fisher Common Nursery Fisher Lane North Mundham Chichester West Sussex PO20 1YU
Received 25 Oct 2024Waverley Borough Council The Burys Godalming GU7 1HR
Received 23 Oct 2024Cockleberry Farm Main Road Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8PN
Received 25 Oct 202422 Cakeham Way West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8EQ
Received 25 Oct 2024Cedarwood 31 Vincent Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 9DQ
Received 28 Oct 2024Low Mead Itchenor Road West Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DA
Received 28 Oct 202445 Marine Drive West West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HH
Received 28 Oct 2024Sunnybrook Barn Highleigh Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NR
Received 28 Oct 2024Sunset House 7 Brook Meadows Hambrook Chichester West Sussex PO18 8FA
Received 28 Oct 2024Church House Glasshouse Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LT
Received 28 Oct 20247 Dukes Cottages Tangmere Road Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2HB
Received 28 Oct 2024Lerryn West Strand West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8AU
Received 25 Oct 202414 Beech Avenue Chichester West Sussex PO19 3DR
Received 25 Oct 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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