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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.
237 approved · 525 refused · 336 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Johnsons Barn Mill Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NA
Received 24 Apr 202517 Canadian Crescent Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0UQ
Received 25 Apr 2025Sandy Nook West Bracklesham Drive Bracklesham Bay Chichester West Sussex PO20 8PF
Received 25 Apr 2025Land North Of Stane Street Madgwick Lane Westhampnett West Sussex
Received 25 Apr 2025The Conifers Southover Way Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1NY
Received 25 Apr 2025The Hollies Westerton Lane Westerton Chichester West Sussex PO18 0PG
Received 28 Apr 2025The Hollies Westerton Lane Westerton Chichester West Sussex PO18 0PG
Received 28 Apr 2025The Residentiary 2 Canon Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 1PX
Received 28 Apr 2025The Treasury Suites Canon Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 1PX
Received 28 Apr 2025Chichester Cathedral West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RP
Received 28 Apr 20254 Vicars Close Chichester West Sussex PO19 1PT
Received 28 Apr 2025Colworth Manor Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DU
Received 28 Apr 2025Eden Cottage High Street Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8LS
Received 28 Apr 202517 North Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1TQ
Received 29 Apr 2025Southgate Place 41 - 42 Southgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 1ET
Received 29 Apr 20257 Furze Close Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0SW
Received 24 Apr 202553 Newlands Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 3AT
Received 29 Apr 2025Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Received 29 Apr 2025Flats 2-28 (evens) Lennox Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SU
Received 29 Apr 2025One Pear Tree Itchenor Road West Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DD
Received 25 Apr 2025Shamba The Ride Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0TQ
Received 30 Apr 202559 North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1NB
Received 30 Apr 20255 Croy Close Donnington Chichester West Sussex PO19 8RQ
Received 30 Apr 2025S & R Interiors Limited Littlemead Business Centre Tangmere Road Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2EU
Received 30 Apr 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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