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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187 approved · 12 refused · 20 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Bothy A286 Vicarage Lane To The Grinch West Dean West Sussex PO18 0RD
Received 16 Jul 2026The Little House Shoreham Road Small Dole Henfield
Received 9 Jul 2026199 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2NS
Received 16 Jul 20261 St Michaels Court Keere Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TZ
Received 16 Jul 2026Land South Of Buckmore Studios (Previously On Beckham Lane) Buckmore Lane Petersfield Hampshire GU32 3FX
Received 16 Jul 2026Plumpton College Ditchling Road Plumpton East Sussex BN7 3AE
Received 17 Jul 2026Brambridge Park, Flat 2 Brambridge House Kiln Lane Brambridge Hampshire SO50 6HL
Received 17 Jul 2026Brambridge Park, Flat 2 Brambridge House Kiln Lane Brambridge Hampshire SO50 6HL
Received 17 Jul 2026Land Adjoining The Thatched Cottage Church Lane Southease East Sussex BN7 3HX
Received 17 Jul 2026St Michaels Church Church Street Amberley West Sussex BN18 9ND
Received 17 Jul 2026M3 Itchen Valley Winchester Hampshire SO23 7FX
Received 10 Jul 202655 Southover High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1JA
Received 17 Jul 2026Hollands Balls Cross Road Balls Cross Petworth West Sussex GU28 9JW
Received 17 Jul 2026Gable Cottage 17 Holmcroft Gardens Findon West Sussex BN14 0UD
Received 17 Jul 2026Halnaker Hill Farm Denge Barns Denge Lane Chichester Halnaker PO18 0NF
Received 17 Jul 2026Green Mead Old Rectory Rogate West Sussex GU31 5EQ
Received 17 Jul 20263 Portland Close Sheet Petersfield Hampshire GU32 2BA
Received 17 Jul 2026Solar Farm Developments On Land at Cakers Lane East Worldham & Selborne Road Selborne Alton Hampshire
Received 13 Jul 2026Land at Maudlin Farm Dairy Lane Maudlin Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0PE
Received 14 Jul 2026Berrymead Spatham Lane Westmeston East Sussex
Received 14 Jul 2026Audiburn Farm Ashcombe Lane Kingston East Sussex BN7 3JZ
Received 17 Jul 2026292D Horsham Road Petworth West Sussex GU28 0HA
Received 16 Jul 202653 Crossways Wick Street Firle East Sussex BN8 6LG
Received 20 Jul 2026Cedar Cottage Fridays Hill Fernhurst West Sussex GU27 3DX
Received 16 Jul 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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