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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.
232 approved · 498 refused · 330 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Central Taxis Station Approach Chichester West Sussex PO19 8DN
Received 31 Jan 2025First And Second Floors 57 East Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1HL
Received 31 Jan 2025First And Second Floors 57 East Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1HL
Received 31 Jan 2025Land Off Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HU
Received 31 Jan 2025Baker Barracks Territorial Army Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8ES
Received 31 Jan 20255 Lincoln Green Chichester West Sussex PO19 5DN
Received 31 Jan 2025Poundfield Poundfield Lane Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0PG
Received 3 Feb 2025Clear Water 3 St James Close Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HE
Received 3 Feb 2025Meadow View Stables Monks Hill Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8SX
Received 3 Feb 2025Land North West Of Nell Ball Farm Dunsfold Road Plaistow West Sussex
Received 3 Feb 2025Strathisla 10 Salthill Road Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO19 3QH
Received 3 Feb 2025Public Conveniences Pound Road West Wittering West Sussex
Received 3 Feb 2025Loxwood Surgery Farm Close Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0SU
Received 3 Feb 202526 Sadlers Walk Hermitage Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8JR
Received 3 Feb 2025Land At Stable Field Kirdford Road Wisborough Green West Sussex
Received 3 Feb 2025Green Orchards Inlands Road Nutbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RJ
Received 3 Feb 2025Slifehurst Wood Farm Scratching Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0JN
Received 4 Feb 2025Flint House Rew Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 5QH
Received 4 Feb 2025154 Orchard Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DE
Received 4 Feb 2025Land Adjacent To Shilstone Shillinglee Road Plaistow Godalming West Sussex GU8 4SY
Received 4 Feb 2025Sycamore Close Fordwater Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PS
Received 4 Feb 2025Land At The Junction Of Western Road Shopwyke Lakes Chichester West Sussex
Received 4 Feb 2025Winsley House 134 Main Road Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8HA
Received 4 Feb 2025Winsley House 134 Main Road Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8HA
Received 4 Feb 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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