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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262 approved · 600 refused · 380 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Boundarylands Cottage Durfold Wood Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0PN
Received 2 Jun 20262 Tramway Close Donnington Chichester West Sussex PO19 8GN
Received 2 Jun 2026Applejack Farm Land North West Of Nell Ball Farm Dunsfold Road Plaistow West Sussex RH14 0PQ
Received 2 Jun 2026The Coverts 111 Fishbourne Road West Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO19 3JP
Received 3 Jun 20265 Council Cottages Durbans Road Wisborough Green Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0DH
Received 3 Jun 202641 Cedar Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 3EH
Received 3 Jun 2026Four Acre Nursery Cooks Lane Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8LQ
Received 4 Jun 2026Cockleberry Farm Main Road Bosham West Sussex PO18 8PN
Received 3 Jun 20264 Stanton Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 5QN
Received 4 Jun 2026Chas Wood Nurseries Main Road Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8PN
Received 4 Jun 2026Land North Of A259 Flat Farm Main Road Chidham West Sussex
Received 27 May 2026Land East Of Priorsleaze Cottage Priors Leaze Lane Hambrook Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RQ
Received 4 Jun 2026Chichester City Council The Council House North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LQ
Received 4 Jun 2026Land East Of Marchwell Studios Former Graylingwell Hospital Chichester PO19 6FB
Received 4 Jun 2026Rayozone 8 Marine Drive West West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HH
Received 5 Jun 2026Apple Tree Cottage Inlands Road Nutbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RJ
Received 5 Jun 2026124 St Pancras Chichester West Sussex PO19 7LH
Received 5 Jun 2026Land South Of Unit 1 Jury Lane Sidlesham Common Chichester West Sussex PO20 7PX
Received 5 Jun 2026Church Lodge Church Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7SP
Received 5 Jun 202686 - 87 North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LQ
Received 5 Jun 20268 King George Gardens Chichester West Sussex PO19 6LB
Received 8 Jun 2026Brook House Clappers Lane Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7JJ
Received 8 Jun 2026Meriton Rew Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 5QH
Received 8 Jun 2026Four Acre Nursery Cooks Lane Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8LQ
Received 8 Jun 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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