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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187 approved · 12 refused · 20 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Little Gate Dodsley Grove Easebourne West Sussex GU29 9BE
Received 7 Jul 2026Little Tilmore Tilmore Road Petersfield Hampshire GU32 2HG
Received 7 Jul 20264 Ashfield Close Midhurst West Sussex GU29 9RP
Received 7 Jul 20261 Collyers Cottages Surrey Road Lickfold Lurgashall West Sussex GU28 9DT
Received 7 Jul 20261 Pelham Terrace Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DR
Received 7 Jul 2026190 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2JP
Received 7 Jul 2026Updown Cottage Vann Common Fernhurst West Sussex GU27 3NW
Received 7 Jul 202617 Monckton Way Kingston East Sussex BN7 3LD
Received 7 Jul 202656 North End Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TG
Received 8 Jul 202656 North End Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TG
Received 8 Jul 2026The Old Bat And Ball Avington Park Lane Easton Hampshire SO21 1EG
Received 8 Jul 2026Bankside Bell Lane Cocking GU29 0HU
Received 8 Jul 2026The Wicket Bones Lane Buriton Petersfield Hampshire GU31 5SE
Received 8 Jul 2026Land South of Church Road Steep Petersfield Hampshire
Received 8 Jul 2026Whitecliff Lodge Honeysuckle Close Lancing West Sussex
Received 30 Jun 2026Aburrow Cottage B2146 West Marden Hill To Compton Square Compton West Sussex PO18 9EX
Received 8 Jul 2026199 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2NS
Received 3 Jul 2026Goodwood Cottage A286 Sheepwash Lane to West Stoke Road Mid Lavant Chichester West Sussex
Received 8 Jul 2026Little Quinnings Malthouse Lane West Ashling West Sussex PO18 8DZ
Received 8 Jul 2026Brookside 38 St Marys Road Liss Hampshire GU33 7AH
Received 8 Jul 2026The Walled House Swanmore Road Droxford Hampshire SO32 3PT
Received 8 Jul 2026Land On The East Side of Dundridge Lane Bishops Waltham Hampshire
Received 2 Jul 2026Pound House Broad Way Froxfield Petersfield Hampshire GU32 1DQ
Received 8 Jul 2026Copyhold Copyhold Lane Fernhurst West Sussex GU27 3DZ
Received 8 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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