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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187 approved · 12 refused · 20 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Newydd Hog Lane Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NH
Received 14 Jul 20261 Old Farm Cottages Martyr Worthy Road Martyr Worthy Hampshire SO21 1DU
Received 14 Jul 2026Carpenter Cottage 12 Hempland Lane Privett Alton Hampshire GU34 3NU
Received 14 Jul 2026Coates Sand Pit Coates Lane Fittleworth West Sussex
Received 9 Jul 2026Deans Place Hotel Whiteway Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5TW
Received 13 Jul 2026Deans Place Hotel Whiteway Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5TW
Received 13 Jul 2026Lowerfold 78 Midhurst Road Fernhurst West Sussex GU27 3EU
Received 14 Jul 20267 Vernon Close Bishops Waltham Hampshire SO32 1FD
Received 7 Jul 2026Jaysfield Lodge The Street Graffham West Sussex GU28 0QB
Received 15 Jul 20261 St Michaels Court Keere Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TZ
Received 15 Jul 2026The Old Rectory Riverside Farm Lane Tichborne Hampshire SO24 0NA
Received 15 Jul 2026The Old School Lewes Road Westmeston East Sussex BN6 8RH
Received 15 Jul 2026Old Perrots House Perrott Lane Graffham West Sussex GU28 0NZ
Received 15 Jul 2026Saddlers Farnham Road Liss Hampshire GU33 6JU
Received 15 Jul 202614 North End Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TF
Received 15 Jul 2026Telecommunications Mast Mint Road Liss Hampshire
Received 10 Jul 20265 Mount Harry Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1NS
Received 14 Jul 2026Rhubarb Cottage 1 South Lane Houghton West Sussex BN18 9LN
Received 15 Jul 2026Shoreham Cement Works Shoreham Road Upper Beeding West Sussex
Received 14 Jul 2026Myowal Kingsfernsden Lane Petersfield Hampshire GU32 2AU
Received 15 Jul 2026STREET RECORD Streels Lane to Ebernoe Common Ebernoe West Sussex
Received 14 Jul 2026Land North of Buckmore Farm (previously On Beckham Lane) Buckmore Lane Petersfield Hampshire
Received 16 Jul 202611 B2146 Compton Square To The Green Compton West Sussex PO18 9HD
Received 16 Jul 2026Flints South Farm Close Rodmell East Sussex BN7 3HW
Received 16 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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