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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262 approved · 600 refused · 382 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Within The Westhampnett / North East Chichester Strategic Development Location (north Of Madgwick Lane) Chichester
Received 13 Jul 2026Cranberry North Street Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8SP
Received 13 Jul 2026Pinks Cottage 105 East Street Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0DA
Received 13 Jul 202615 Alexandra Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7LX
Received 14 Jul 2026Westbourne Cottage Church Road Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8UA
Received 14 Jul 2026Westbourne Cottage Church Road Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8UA
Received 14 Jul 20262 Gloucester Terrace Bosham Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HY
Received 14 Jul 2026Littleton Farmhouse Selsey Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7QX
Received 14 Jul 202619 Whyke Close Chichester West Sussex PO19 8BB
Received 14 Jul 2026Land South Of Lowlands North Mundham West Sussex
Received 15 Jul 2026Land South Of Lowlands North Mundham West Sussex
Received 15 Jul 2026Littleton Farmhouse Selsey Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7QX
Received 15 Jul 2026Land South Of Lowlands North Mundham West Sussex
Received 15 Jul 2026Kingscroft 48 Deeside Avenue Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO19 3QG
Received 15 Jul 202677C And 77D St Pancras Chichester West Sussex PO19 7LS
Received 16 Jul 2026Berberis Loxwood Road Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0PE
Received 16 Jul 20261 The Gardens College Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PF
Received 16 Jul 20265 Ferguson Drive Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0FW
Received 17 Jul 2026Summerheys Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Received 17 Jul 2026Outbuildings North Of Dolphin House Delling Lane Bosham West Sussex
Received 17 Jul 2026Oxencroft Ifold Bridge Lane Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0UJ
Received 17 Jul 2026Unit 5 Premier Business Park Birdham Road Appledram Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BU
Received 17 Jul 202638 Worcester Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 5DZ
Received 17 Jul 202623 Marine Close West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HG
Received 17 Jul 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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