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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254 approved · 589 refused · 372 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Farm Buildings Taylors Lane Bosham West Sussex
Received 14 Aug 2025Sadlers Warehouse 29 Little London Chichester West Sussex
Received 7 Aug 2025VIP Nail Studio 24 The Hornet Chichester West Sussex PO19 7JG
Received 15 Aug 202526 Warner Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 9DD
Received 15 Aug 2025Land West Of Guildford Road Loxwood West Sussex
Received 15 Aug 2025Brambletye North Street Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8SR
Received 15 Aug 2025Eastrop House 3 East Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1TR
Received 15 Aug 2025Telecommunications Mast Chichester Racquets And Fitness Club Oaklands Way Chichester West Sussex
Received 15 Aug 2025Send House Salthill Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 3PY
Received 15 Aug 202546 St James Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7HT
Received 18 Aug 2025Four Acre Nursery Cooks Lane Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8LQ
Received 18 Aug 202524 West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QP
Received 14 Aug 2025Portfield Peugeot Garage Quarry Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 8NX
Received 18 Aug 2025Stable Field Kirdford Road Wisborough Green West Sussex
Received 13 Aug 2025Land To North Of Cawley Priory Lodge 9 South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SU
Received 19 Aug 2025Land East Of A27 And South Of B2144 Shopwhyke Road Shopwhyke West Sussex
Received 29 Jul 2025Marriott House Tollhouse Close Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SG
Received 12 Aug 2025Elm View Rookwood Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LT
Received 20 Aug 202593 St Leodegars Way Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1PE
Received 20 Aug 202529 Marine Drive West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HE
Received 20 Aug 2025The Mill Mill Lane Fishbourne West Sussex
Received 20 Aug 2025Land Within The Westhampnett / North East Chichester Strategic Development Location (north Of Madgwick Lane) Chichester
Received 20 Aug 2025Lower Barn (Near Chandlers Barn) Skiff Lane Wisborough Green Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0AA
Received 20 Aug 2025Brewhurst Sawmill Roundstreet Common Wisborough Green West Sussex RH14 0AL
Received 20 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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