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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.
262 approved · 598 refused · 380 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Units 1 And 2 Premier Business Park Birdham Road Appledram West Sussex PO20 7BU
Received 30 Apr 2026Flats 7 & 9 Wealden Drive Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0SF
Received 30 Apr 2026137B Almodington Lane Almodington Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7JR
Received 1 May 2026Hedge End 4 Pannells Ash Hogwood Road Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0UP
Received 1 May 2026St Cyriacs Car Park Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex
Received 1 May 2026149 Broyle Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 6BQ
Received 1 May 2026St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
Received 1 May 20265 Brandy Hole Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 5RL
Received 4 May 2026Fletcher House 8 Cawley Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 1UZ
Received 4 May 202631 Mill Close Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO19 3JW
Received 5 May 202668 South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1EE
Received 5 May 2026Farm Buildings Taylors Lane Bosham West Sussex
Received 5 May 2026Dolphins Bookers Lane Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7JG
Received 5 May 202616 Whitley Close Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8TT
Received 5 May 2026Linden Cottage 4 Harbour Way Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8QH
Received 5 May 2026The Old Forge Shillinglee Road Shillinglee Chiddingfold Godalming Surrey GU8 4SY
Received 5 May 2026Caraibes The Byeway West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LJ
Received 5 May 2026Land West Of Drift Lane Chidham West Sussex
Received 5 May 2026Land South Of Main Road Main Road Birdham West Sussex
Received 5 May 2026Land To The Rear Of 26 And 27 Coach Road Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0NX
Received 5 May 202621 Broad View Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0SX
Received 6 May 20263-4 Sherrington Mews Ellis Square Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0FJ
Received 6 May 2026Four Acre Nursery Cooks Lane Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8LQ
Received 6 May 2026Four Acre Nursery Cooks Lane Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8LQ
Received 6 May 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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