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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231 approved · 492 refused · 325 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Creek Cottage Westlands Estate Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HJ
Received 3 Jan 2025Estoril Main Road Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8AN
Received 6 Jan 2025Oaklands Park House College Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PF
Received 6 Jan 2025110 Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7TH
Received 6 Jan 2025Unit 6 Easthampnett Farm Easthampnett Lane East Hampnett Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO18 0JY
Received 3 Jan 2025Marine Management Organisation Lancaster House Newcastle Business Park Newcastle NE4 7YH
Received 2 Jan 2025Tangmere Village Centre Malcolm Road Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2HS
Received 7 Jan 2025Gull Rock 12 Seal Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0HW
Received 7 Jan 2025Hove-To Cottage The Street Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AH
Received 7 Jan 2025G And R Harris Main Road Nutbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RL
Received 7 Jan 20251 Fairfield Close Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8JQ
Received 7 Jan 2025112 Orchard Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DE
Received 8 Jan 2025Inglewood Itchenor Road West Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DA
Received 8 Jan 2025G And R Harris Main Road Nutbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RL
Received 9 Jan 2025Kingscroft 48 Deeside Avenue Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO19 3QG
Received 9 Jan 2025124 St Pancras Chichester West Sussex PO19 7LH
Received 9 Jan 2025West Sussex County Council County Hall West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RF
Received 6 Jan 202585 St Pauls Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 3DD
Received 6 Jan 202598A West Street Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 9AG
Received 7 Jan 2025Bay House East Bracklesham Drive Bracklesham Bay Chichester West Sussex PO20 8JW
Received 7 Jan 2025Holmsley 17 Langdale Avenue Chichester West Sussex PO19 8JQ
Received 7 Jan 202545 South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DS
Received 7 Jan 2025Redbrick Cottages Colworth Lane Colworth West Sussex
Received 10 Jan 2025Boardwalk Northgate Chichester West Sussex
Received 10 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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