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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.
252 approved · 583 refused · 372 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bramble Stables Chalk Lane Sidlesham West Sussex PO20 7LW
Received 10 Jun 2025Arun District Council Arun Civic Centre Maltravers Road Littlehampton BN17 5LF
Received 6 Jun 2025Land Adjoining A27 Scant Road West Hambrook West Sussex
Received 6 Jun 2025Manor House Bosham Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HS
Received 11 Jun 2025Land South Of Chichester Enterprise Centre Terminus Road Chichester West Sussex
Received 11 Jun 2025Chichester City Council The Council House North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LQ
Received 9 Jun 2025University Of Chichester Bishop Otter Campus College Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PE
Received 11 Jun 2025Land Adjacent To Boundary House Chichester Road Sidlesham Common Chichester West Sussex PO20 7PY
Received 11 Jun 2025Orchard House Orchard Lane Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AD
Received 11 Jun 2025Sycamore Close Fordwater Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PS
Received 11 Jun 2025Land At Flatt Farm Broad Road Hambrook Chidham West Sussex
Received 11 Jun 2025Keycroft Highleigh Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NR
Received 12 Jun 2025Keycroft Highleigh Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NR
Received 12 Jun 2025Scantlings Church Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7RH
Received 12 Jun 2025Longmere Chidham Lane Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TF
Received 12 Jun 2025Land North Of 30 To 56 Mill Road Westbourne West Sussex
Received 12 Jun 2025Sonatine 44 Keynor Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NG
Received 12 Jun 202542-44 Orchard Avenue Chichester West Sussex PO19 3BG
Received 10 Jun 2025Trilby Cottage Rookwood Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LT
Received 12 Jun 202523 And 24 North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LB
Received 12 Jun 202523 And 24 North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LB
Received 12 Jun 2025Seaview Bosham Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HY
Received 11 Jun 2025Qinetiq Research Establishment Common Road Funtington Chichester West Sussex PO18 9PD
Received 13 Jun 2025Mill Meadows House Mill Lane Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8RT
Received 13 Jun 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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