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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226 approved · 488 refused · 324 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Downsview Broad Road Hambrook Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RF
Received 5 Nov 20245 Duxford Close Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2JH
Received 5 Nov 2024Malin 6 St James Close Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HE
Received 1 Nov 2024Streeters Farm Rickmans Lane Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LD
Received 5 Nov 2024Cakeham Manor Cakeham Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LG
Received 6 Nov 2024Public Conveniences Pound Road West Wittering West Sussex
Received 6 Nov 2024Havant Borough Council Civic Offices Civic Centre Road Havant PO9 2AX
Received 1 Nov 2024East Of Cattle Market Car Park Whyke Lane Chichester West Sussex
Received 6 Nov 2024Cattle Market Car Park Market Road Chichester West Sussex
Received 6 Nov 2024Land At The Junction Of Western Road Chichester West Sussex
Received 6 Nov 202468 Main Road Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8AX
Received 7 Nov 2024Stable Barn Fisher Lane South Mundham Chichester West Sussex PO20 1ND
Received 7 Nov 2024Oakdene Mill Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NA
Received 7 Nov 202410 Clappers Lane Bracklesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 8JB
Received 4 Nov 20245 Duxford Close Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2JH
Received 4 Nov 2024The Gate House Dell Quay Road Dell Quay Appledram Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EE
Received 4 Nov 202410 Washington Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 3BN
Received 7 Nov 2024The Roost Fletchers Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7QG
Received 4 Nov 2024Orchard House Lock Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BA
Received 7 Nov 2024Casa Jano 6 Beech Avenue Bracklesham Bay Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HU
Received 7 Nov 202427 Armadale Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7NR
Received 7 Nov 202410 Washington Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 3BN
Received 7 Nov 2024Melita Nursery Chalk Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LW
Received 7 Nov 202462 Hillfield Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0LF
Received 7 Nov 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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