Planning permission submenu

  1. Find out if you need planning permission What is permitted development and when you need to apply for planning permission
  2. Apply for planning permission How to apply, the information you need to include and what happens next
  3. What happens next How we validate and decide a planning application
  4. Pre-application advice Get advice on your planning application before you submit it
  5. Tree works and preservation Find out if a tree is protected and how to apply for permission to carry out work on a tree
  6. How to appeal a planning decision What to do if you do not agree with a planning decision or conditions added to your application
  7. Report a breach of planning regulations Let us know if you think someone is not following the planning rules and law
  8. Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) When you need to pay it, how much you need to pay and what we spend it on
  9. Planning Committee For information on upcoming and previous meetings
  10. Search for a planning application Find out how to search for and comment on a planning application
  11. Consultation on the Planning Local Validation Requirements Lists The outcome of the consultation that closed on 8 April 2024

Further information for applicants

  1. Affordable housing policy
  2. Countryside hedges: protection and management
  3. Choosing an agent
  4. Planning performance agreement protocol
  5. Pre-commencement conditions
  6. Surface water drainage
  7. Waste storage and collection guidance for new developments within Arun [docx] 2.45MB

General info

  1. The planning system explained