Understanding planning · 13 min read
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231 approved · 494 refused · 325 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Forge Oak Lane Shillinglee Plaistow Godalming West Sussex GU8 4SQ
Received 13 Jan 2025Land South Of Scant Road West Scant Road West Hambrook West Sussex
Received 13 Jan 2025Land North Of 30 To 56 Mill Road Westbourne West Sussex
Received 13 Jan 2025Havant Borough Council Civic Offices Civic Centre Road Havant PO9 2AX
Received 9 Jan 2025Iona Itchenor Road West Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AB
Received 13 Jan 2025Tangmere House Tangmere Road Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2HB
Received 10 Jan 2025G And R Harris Main Road Nutbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RL
Received 10 Jan 2025Ham Farm Main Road Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8EH
Received 13 Jan 2025The Thatchings 25 James Street Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0JG
Received 14 Jan 2025Galleon Cottage Ham Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NX
Received 14 Jan 2025Marchwood Grange Brandy Hole Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 5RY
Received 14 Jan 2025Chapel Street Clinic Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1BX
Received 14 Jan 20253 Orchard Cottages Clay Lane Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8BS
Received 14 Jan 20253 Truro Close Chichester West Sussex PO19 5DP
Received 14 Jan 20254 Truro Close Chichester West Sussex PO19 5DP
Received 14 Jan 2025Malin 6 St James Close Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HE
Received 13 Jan 2025Tides Reach 3 Middlefield West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8AP
Received 14 Jan 20252 Gloucester Terrace Bosham Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HY
Received 9 Jan 20259 Gainsborough Drive Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0EW
Received 14 Jan 2025The Old Studio Whitechimney Row Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8RA
Received 15 Jan 202555 South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DS
Received 15 Jan 2025Old Forge Cottage Halnaker Boxgrove West Sussex PO18 0NQ
Received 15 Jan 2025Old Forge Cottage Halnaker Boxgrove West Sussex PO18 0NQ
Received 15 Jan 2025East Tithe Barn Church Lane Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DE
Received 15 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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