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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262 approved · 601 refused · 382 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15, 17 & 19 Marine Drive West West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HH
Received 27 Jul 2026Thesis Asset Management Exchange Building St Johns Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1UP
Received 27 Jul 2026Simmonds Bridge Cottage Harsfold Lane Wisborough Green Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0BD
Received 27 Jul 202614 The Avenue Chichester West Sussex PO19 5PU
Received 27 Jul 2026Rookwood House Rookwood Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8QH
Received 27 Jul 2026Land South Of Lowlands North Mundham West Sussex
Received 27 Jul 202665 Cedar Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 3EJ
Received 27 Jul 2026Combe House Pound Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8AJ
Received 28 Jul 2026Middle Furlong Westerton Lane Westerton Chichester West Sussex PO18 0PG
Received 28 Jul 2026Land South Of Racton View Marlpit Lane Hambrook Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8EQ
Received 28 Jul 2026105A Victoria Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7HZ
Received 28 Jul 2026Field House Newells Lane West Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 8DD
Received 28 Jul 2026Manor Cottage Saltham Lane Runcton Chichester West Sussex PO20 1PU
Received 28 Jul 2026Land South Of Lowlands North Mundham West Sussex
Received 28 Jul 2026Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Trust Co Gamecock Terrace Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 2ES
Received 28 Jul 2026Land South Of Lowlands North Mundham West Sussex
Received 28 Jul 2026Land South Of Lowlands North Mundham West Sussex
Received 28 Jul 2026Halnaker House Park Lane Halnaker Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0QW
Received 28 Jul 2026Halnaker House Park Lane Halnaker Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0QW
Received 28 Jul 202686 - 87 North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LQ
Received 29 Jul 2026The Chichester Foyer Velyn Avenue Chichester West Sussex PO19 7PP
Received 29 Jul 202622 Tranquillity Way Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0BF
Received 29 Jul 2026Creek Cottage Westlands Estate Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HJ
Received 29 Jul 202627 Harberton Crescent Chichester West Sussex PO19 5NY
Received 29 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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