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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.
231 approved · 492 refused · 325 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
G And R Harris Main Road Nutbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RL
Received 23 Dec 2024G And R Harris Main Road Nutbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RL
Received 23 Dec 2024Northshore Yacht Limited The Street Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AY
Received 29 Jul 2025Land South Of Tranjoeen Bracklesham Lane Bracklesham Bay West Sussex
Received 23 Dec 2024Monks Horton Brook Avenue Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8LQ
Received 23 Dec 2024Land South Of Clappers Lane Clappers Lane Earnley West Sussex
Received 23 Dec 2024Land East Of A27 And South Of B2144 Shopwhyke Road Shopwhyke West Sussex
Received 23 Dec 2024Loxwood Nurseries Guildford Road Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0SA
Received 23 Dec 2024West Sussex County Council County Hall West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RF
Received 19 Dec 2024Willow Barn Mill Lane Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8RA
Received 24 Dec 20241 Garden Cottages Cambria Close Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8QZ
Received 24 Dec 202462 Hillfield Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0LF
Received 24 Dec 2024Rithe House Harbour Way Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TG
Received 20 Dec 20249 Brandy Hole Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 5RL
Received 2 Jan 2025Owl Cottage And Pheasant Cottage Itchenor Road West Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DA
Received 2 Jan 2025Land West Of Centurion Way And West Of Old Broyle Road Old Broyle Road Chichester West Sussex
Received 2 Jan 202527 Cedar Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 3EH
Received 2 Jan 2025Itchenor Sailing Club Pier Point Road Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AG
Received 2 Jan 2025Brook House Pound Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8AJ
Received 2 Jan 202541 York Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7TL
Received 2 Jan 202537 Harberton Crescent Chichester West Sussex PO19 5NY
Received 2 Jan 2025Graylingwell Hospital College Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PQ
Received 2 Jan 20256 North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LB
Received 3 Jan 2025St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
Received 3 Jan 2025Records 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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