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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187 approved · 12 refused · 20 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Old Vicarage West Street Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5UY
Received 12 Jun 2026Lewes Community Police Station 7 North Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2PA
Received 12 Jun 202616 Station Road Liss Hampshire GU33 7DT
Received 12 Jun 2026Land to The North of Merryfield Road Petersfield Hampshire
Received 12 Jun 202650 East End Lane Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8UP
Received 12 Jun 2026Freeland Cottage High Street Meonstoke Hampshire SO32 3NH
Received 15 Jun 2026Woodford House Stable Lane Findon West Sussex BN14 0RR
Received 15 Jun 2026Mabbotts Farm Standfast Lane Hawkley Liss Hampshire GU33 6NR
Received 16 Jun 2026Manor Farm Gaston Lane Farringdon Alton Hampshire GU34 3EE
Received 16 Jun 2026Arqiva Transmitting Station Truleigh Hill Shoreham West Sussex
Received 16 Jun 2026Weycroft High Street Soberton Hampshire SO32 3PN
Received 16 Jun 2026Wheelwrights Cottage High Street East Meon Petersfield Hampshire GU32 1QA
Received 17 Jun 2026Wheelwrights Cottage High Street East Meon Petersfield Hampshire GU32 1QA
Received 17 Jun 202618 Eridge Green Lewes East Sussex BN7 2SY
Received 17 Jun 2026Old Malling Farm Old Malling Way Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DY
Received 17 Jun 2026Burgesmede House Folly Lane Petersfield Hampshire GU31 4BH
Received 17 Jun 2026Mill Cottage College Walk Winchester Hampshire SO23 9NG
Received 17 Jun 2026Mill Cottage College Walk Winchester Hampshire SO23 9NG
Received 17 Jun 2026123A Malling Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2RB
Received 18 Jun 2026Nelson House School Lane Stedham West Sussex GU29 0NZ
Received 18 Jun 2026Site Office 45 Station Road Liss Hampshire GU33 7DP
Received 18 Jun 202644 Barham Road Petersfield Hampshire GU32 3EX
Received 19 Jun 2026358 Shimmings Angel Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0HH
Received 19 Jun 2026Childown A286 Cobblers Row To Middlefield Singleton West Sussex PO18 0HB
Received 19 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 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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