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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187 approved · 12 refused · 20 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 The Close Kiln Lane Brambridge Hampshire SO50 6HT
Received 20 Aug 20268 Church Road Fernhurst West Sussex GU27 3HZ
Received 20 Aug 20262 Rectory Cottages Alresford Road Cheriton Hampshire SO24 0PZ
Received 20 Aug 2026Upperton Farm, Southern England Wines Willetts Lane Upperton Tillington West Sussex GU28 0RD
Received 20 Aug 2026Pound Common Estate Yard Woolbeding Lane Woolbeding West Sussex GU29 0QB
Received 20 Aug 2026Lancing College College Drive Lancing West Sussex BN15 0RW
Received 20 Aug 2026Cranmore Cottage Peace Road Heyshott West Sussex GU29 0DF
Received 13 Aug 2026Jagged Woods Main Road Owslebury Hampshire SO21 1LU
Received 21 Aug 2026Clevedown Barons Down Road Lewes East Sussex
Received 20 Aug 202622 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LN
Received 21 Aug 2026East Lutmans Horsebridge Hill Wisborough Green West Sussex RH14 0HB
Received 21 Aug 2026Gatefield Dumpford Lane Trotton West Sussex
Received 21 Aug 2026Little Paddocks Milton Street Polegate East Sussex BN26 5RW
Received 21 Aug 2026The Old School House Church Lane Tichborne Hampshire SO24 0NA
Received 21 Aug 2026Castelmer Fruit Farm Ashcombe Lane Kingston East Sussex BN7 3JZ
Received 24 Aug 2026Wildview House Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NR
Received 25 Aug 2026LAND EAST of Sunderton Lane Clanfield Waterlooville Hampshire
Received 17 Aug 2026The Thatched Cottage Church Lane Southease East Sussex BN7 3HX
Received 17 Aug 2026Orchard Park Farm Dial Green Lane Lurgashall West Sussex GU28 9EU
Received 26 Aug 202612 Castletown Upper Beeding West Sussex BN44 3TR
Received 27 Aug 2026Church House The Street Firle East Sussex BN8 6LP
Received 27 Aug 202630 Shirleys Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8UD
Received 27 Aug 20267 Kings Field Easebourne West Sussex GU29 0FJ
Received 26 Aug 2026Firle Place The Street Firle East Sussex BN8 6LP
Received 1 Sept 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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