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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 · National park authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Downs National Park Authority. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
187 approved · 12 refused · 20 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2021 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Chilcomb Park Chilcomb Lane Chilcomb Hampshire
Received 12 Feb 2021Smiths Farm Worldham Hill East Worldham Alton GU34 3AT
Received 17 Aug 2021Blackwool Farm London Road Ebernoe West Sussex GU28 9ND
Received 6 Mar 2025Blackwool Farm London Road Ebernoe West Sussex GU28 9ND
Received 6 Mar 2025Town Meadow Cowdray Ruins North Street Midhurst West Sussex
Received 1 May 2025Blackwool Farm London Road Ebernoe West Sussex GU28 9ND
Received 2 May 202510 South Way Lewes East Sussex BN7 1LU
Received 16 May 202539 The Ridgeway Friston East Sussex BN20 0EU
Received 28 Jul 2025Ox Barn Binderton West Sussex PO18 0JS
Received 18 Aug 2025Westbury House Nursing Home West Meon Road East Meon Petersfield Hampshire GU32 1HY
Received 25 Aug 20254 Wakes Cottages High Street Selborne Alton Hampshire GU34 3JL
Received 5 Nov 2025Burton Hill House Burton Park Road Barlavington West Sussex GU28 0JS
Received 24 Nov 2025Burton Hill House Burton Park Road Barlavington West Sussex GU28 0JS
Received 24 Nov 2025Foxbury Farm West Burton Road West Burton West Sussex RH20 1HD
Received 4 Dec 2025Land East of Stocklands Riding Stables Portsmouth Road Milland West Sussex GU30 7JG
Received 11 Dec 202573A, B, C and D Station Road Liss Hampshire GU33 7AD
Received 11 Dec 2025Bognor Common Quarry Fitzleroi Lane Fittleworth West Sussex RH20 1JY
Received 10 Dec 20251 Hill View Petersfield Road Greatham Liss Hampshire GU33 6EY
Received 12 Dec 2025Carringdale Motors Limited Bury Road Bury West Sussex RH20 1NN
Received 15 Dec 2025Downlands Limekiln Lane Bishops Waltham Hampshire SO32 1FY
Received 23 Dec 202566 Winchester Road Stroud Petersfield Hampshire GU32 3PL
Received 13 Jan 202616 Lynton Road Petersfield Hampshire GU32 2EX
Received 19 Jan 2026Colworth Farm The Grinch West Dean West Sussex PO18 0RQ
Received 22 Jan 2026Marwell Activity Centre Hurst Lane Owslebury Hampshire SO21 1EZ
Received 23 Jan 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 South Downs National Park Authority, 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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