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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.
260 approved · 598 refused · 378 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Oak Way Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0RU
Received 13 Feb 202619 Nutbourne Park Nutbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RU
Received 16 Feb 2026Boskerris Mill Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LU
Received 16 Feb 2026101 First Avenue Almodington West Sussex Earnley PO20 7LQ
Received 16 Feb 2026Wildfowlers Shore Road Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8QL
Received 16 Feb 2026Kimberley 6 Penny Lane Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8HE
Received 16 Feb 2026Lower Wadeway Chichester Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 9ED
Received 16 Feb 2026Ella Nore Spit Ellanore Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8AN
Received 16 Feb 2026G And R Harris Main Road Nutbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RL
Received 17 Feb 2026Land South Of Itchenor Gate Farm Itchenor Road West Itchenor West Sussex
Received 17 Feb 2026Bridgefoot Cottage Glasshouse Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LP
Received 17 Feb 20261 School Road Camelsdale Haslemere West Sussex GU27 3RN
Received 17 Feb 2026The Rectory Westbourne Road Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8UL
Received 18 Feb 2026Woodstock 45 St Itha Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0AA
Received 18 Feb 202632A Stein Road Southbourne Emsworth PO10 8LD
Received 18 Feb 2026Rolls Royce Motor Cars The Drive Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0SH
Received 18 Feb 202641 And 43 Roundstone Way Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0PH
Received 18 Feb 2026139 Main Road Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8EY
Received 18 Feb 2026The Coach House Pigbush Lane Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0QY
Received 18 Feb 2026Little Loxwood Pigbush Lane Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0QZ
Received 18 Feb 2026Mellow End The Walled Garden Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0QS
Received 18 Feb 2026Layby South Of Birdham Stores Main Road Birdham West Sussex
Received 12 Feb 2026Marsh Farm Vinnetrow Road Runcton Chichester West Sussex PO20 1QD
Received 18 Feb 2026Chas Wood Nurseries Main Road Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8PN
Received 19 Feb 2026Records 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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