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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.
259 approved · 597 refused · 374 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Cavendish Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 3BS
Received 17 Nov 2025St Pancras Church & 1-2 St Pancras St Pancras Chichester West Sussex PO19 7LJ
Received 17 Nov 2025Cornerways Charlmead East Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8DN
Received 17 Nov 2025Beach South Of Lapwings West Strand West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8AU
Received 17 Nov 2025Marsh Farm Vinnetrow Road Runcton Chichester West Sussex PO20 1QD
Received 17 Nov 2025Grey Hills Chichester Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8QF
Received 17 Nov 2025Land South Of Loxwood Surgery Farm Close Loxwood West Sussex
Received 14 Nov 2025Land Rear Of Henry Adams 3 Northgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 1BA
Received 17 Nov 2025Land At Hunters Race Farm Hunters Race Lavant Chichester West Sussex PO19 5UD
Received 17 Nov 2025The Chantry Canon Lane Chichester West Sussex
Received 17 Nov 202513 Whyke Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7AN
Received 18 Nov 2025Sandhead Rookwood Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8QH
Received 18 Nov 202532 St Pauls Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 3BL
Received 17 Nov 2025Meadows Clay Lane Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8BS
Received 18 Nov 2025The Old Church Whyke Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 8HA
Received 18 Nov 2025Land Off Main Road Main Road Birdham West Sussex
Received 18 Nov 20253 Potters Corner The Avenue Hambrook Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TT
Received 19 Nov 2025Land Adjacent To A27 Copse Farm Tangmere Road Tangmere West Sussex
Received 19 Nov 2025Land Adjacent To A27 Copse Farm Tangmere Road Tangmere West Sussex
Received 19 Nov 2025Land Adjacent To A27 Copse Farm Tangmere Road Tangmere West Sussex
Received 19 Nov 2025Land Adjacent To A27 Copse Farm Tangmere Road Tangmere West Sussex
Received 19 Nov 2025Land Adjacent To A27 Copse Farm Tangmere Road Tangmere West Sussex
Received 19 Nov 2025Land Adjacent To A27 Copse Farm Tangmere Road Tangmere West Sussex
Received 19 Nov 2025Land Adjacent To A27 Copse Farm Tangmere Road Tangmere West Sussex
Received 19 Nov 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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