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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187 approved · 12 refused · 20 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Marlands Farm Marlands Lane West Meon Hampshire GU32 1JY
Received 30 Jun 2026Selham House Graffham Common Road Graffham West Sussex GU28 0PS
Received 30 Jun 2026Beech Cottage Ridge Common Lane Steep Petersfield Hampshire GU32 1AL
Received 30 Jun 2026Land Adjacent To Buriton Pond High Street Buriton Petersfield Hampshire GU31 5RT
Received 30 Jun 20267 St Richards Cottages East Harting Street East Harting West Sussex GU31 5NB
Received 30 Jun 2026Cheriton Ashfield Road Midhurst West Sussex GU29 9JX
Received 30 Jun 2026Moor Farm Horsham Road Petworth West Sussex GU28 0HD
Received 30 Jun 2026Preston House Wick Street Firle East Sussex BN8 6LG
Received 30 Jun 2026Hamlet House East Street Hambledon Hampshire PO7 4RY
Received 30 Jun 2026Weppons Farm Chanctonbury Ring Road Wiston West Sussex BN44 3DN
Received 1 Jul 2026Beacon Hill View Church Lane Exton Hampshire SO32 3NU
Received 1 Jul 2026Duck Cottage Hollihurst Road Lodsworth West Sussex GU28 9BT
Received 1 Jul 202694 Malling Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2RJ
Received 1 Jul 202663 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XQ
Received 1 Jul 202635 St Annes Crescent Lewes East Sussex BN7 1SB
Received 1 Jul 2026Jacksons Cottage A and B A286 Vicarage Lane to The Grinch West Dean West Sussex PO18 0RX
Received 1 Jul 202624 St Annes Crescent Lewes East Sussex BN7 1SB
Received 1 Jul 2026Barrs Farm High Street Soberton Hampshire SO32 3PN
Received 1 Jul 2026Percy Cottage 3 High Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0AU
Received 1 Jul 2026Percy Cottage 3 High Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0AU
Received 1 Jul 2026Home Farm Bell Road Kingsley Green Fernhurst West Sussex GU27 3LG
Received 1 Jul 2026Ringwood Farm East Dean Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 0LH
Received 2 Jul 202616A Landport Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2SU
Received 2 Jul 202629 Kings Ride Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5XP
Received 2 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 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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