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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.
254 approved · 589 refused · 372 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 - 4 Claytons Corner Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HQ
Received 1 Aug 20259 Tower Close Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QN
Received 29 Jul 202536 Whyke Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 7US
Received 4 Aug 202519 Highland Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 5QX
Received 4 Aug 2025Willow Cottage 100 Fishbourne Road West Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO19 3JL
Received 4 Aug 2025Willow Cottage 100 Fishbourne Road West Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO19 3JL
Received 4 Aug 2025Land Adjacent To 45 Marchwood Gate Marchwood Chichester West Sussex
Received 5 Aug 20252 St Georges Close Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0TD
Received 5 Aug 2025Willowdene Nursery Fletchers Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7QG
Received 1 Aug 2025Poundfield Poundfield Lane Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0PG
Received 4 Aug 2025Land South Of The Bungalow Cot Lane Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8SP
Received 5 Aug 202535 King George Gardens Chichester West Sussex PO19 6LB
Received 5 Aug 2025S & R Interiors Limited Littlemead Business Centre Tangmere Road Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2EU
Received 6 Aug 2025Land South Of Clappers Lane Clappers Lane Earnley West Sussex
Received 6 Aug 2025Whistlers Itchenor Road West Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AA
Received 5 Aug 2025Shamrear The Ride Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0TF
Received 6 Aug 2025Land South East Of Tower View Nursery West Ashling Road Hambrook Funtington West Sussex
Received 4 Aug 2025The Folly Tinwood Lane Halnaker Chichester West Sussex PO18 0NF
Received 6 Aug 2025Walled Garden Adjacent To Nursery Cottage Taylors Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8EN
Received 5 Aug 202527 Cedar Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 3EH
Received 7 Aug 2025Dawtreys Mill Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NB
Received 7 Aug 202520 High Street Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0RD
Received 7 Aug 202522 Critchfield Road Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HH
Received 5 Aug 2025Endless Summer West Bracklesham Drive Bracklesham Bay Chichester West Sussex PO20 8PH
Received 7 Aug 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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