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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187 approved · 12 refused · 20 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Folly Tinwood Lane Halnaker Chichester West Sussex PO18 0NF
Received 22 Jul 2026Trowells Pound Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0DX
Received 30 Jul 2026Trowells Pound Street Petworth West Sussex GU28 0DX
Received 30 Jul 20264 Churchfields Twyford Hampshire SO21 1NN
Received 30 Jul 2026Bat And Ball Hyden Farm Lane Clanfield Hampshire PO8 0UB
Received 30 Jul 2026Bat And Ball Hyden Farm Lane Clanfield Hampshire PO8 0UB
Received 30 Jul 2026West Heath Quarry West Heath Common Durford Lane West Harting West Sussex GU31 5PF
Received 24 Jul 202624 Lavender Row Stedham West Sussex GU29 0NS
Received 30 Jul 20266 Lodge Close Lewes East Sussex BN7 1AR
Received 30 Jul 202614 Beacon Road Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8UL
Received 31 Jul 20264 The Courtyard A283 Hillgrove Lane To Luffs Meadow Northchapel West Sussex GU28 9HH
Received 31 Jul 2026Street Record Church Road Ebernoe West Sussex
Received 29 Jul 2026Land North of Sparkes Farm Ebernoe Road Balls Cross Ebernoe West Sussex GU28 9JU
Received 29 Jul 2026Riverside Cottage Steyning Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5FH
Received 24 Jul 2026Drum Housing Association Drum Court The Spain Petersfield Hampshire GU32 3NG
Received 31 Jul 2026218 Hammer Cottage Pipers Lane Northchapel West Sussex GU28 9LA
Received 31 Jul 2026Wassell Barn Streels Lane Ebernoe West Sussex GU28 9LD
Received 30 Jul 20266 Fitzroy Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2UA
Received 31 Jul 202634 Lavant Street Petersfield Hampshire GU32 3EF
Received 31 Jul 202634 Lavant Street Petersfield Hampshire GU32 3EF
Received 31 Jul 202634 Lavant Street Petersfield Hampshire GU32 3EF
Received 31 Jul 2026Windrush House Upperton Road Upperton Tillington West Sussex GU28 9BQ
Received 3 Aug 2026The Old Mill High Street Selborne Alton Hampshire GU34 3LG
Received 3 Aug 2026Up Marden Farm Fargat Lane Up Marden West Sussex PO18 9JR
Received 3 Aug 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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