Due to the number of applications and available staff resources decisions on applications are taking longer than normal. Please accept our apologies for this and thank you for your understanding.

Please note that if you are making an application for a site that lies within The South Downs National Park you will need to make your application directly to them.

Arun District Council supports online applications made using the Planning Portal or in paper format. If sending in paper format , we require 3 copies of everything. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications via email.  You can also use the online applications service to produce a site location plan to accompany your application. If you make a Planning Portal application the fee must be paid to the Planning Portal. Payments for these applications cannot be made directly to the Council as the Portal will only release the electonic applications once they have received the fee. Go to the online submission registration page to set yourself up on the Planning Portal and begin the application process. 

Please view our Online Planning Guide which contains useful information on the planning process.

We recommend that you consult the  National Validation Requirements.pdf[pdf] 193KB.

Arun District Council also has various local validation requirements which depend on the type of application being made. For planning applications, not including: Householder, Listed Building, Advert, Works to Trees, Non Material Amendments, Matters Reserved by Condition, Prior Notification applications or Certificates of Lawfulness, please use our Local Validation List Update wef 111019.pdf [pdf] 532KB and the accompanying LVL Checklist.pdf [pdf] 100KB , before accessing the Portal, as applications will be treated as invalid if you do not submit all the information indicated in our validation requirements lists. 

To assist householders there is a separate shorter  Householder Validation Requirements List.pdf[pdf] 115KB  which combines the national and local requirements which are specific to householder applications in one document. 

There is also a separate  Listed Building Validation Requirements List.pdf [pdf] 26KB  to assist customers making Listed Building applications. 

Planning applications will also require a completed Biodiversity Checklist.pdf [pdf] 100KB. (Further guidance can be found in the Biodiversity Guidance Notes [pdf] 150KB)

If you experience any problems whilst using the Planning Portal please contact the Portal Helpdesk on 0303 444 8800.

If you do not own the land where the development is proposed, you will need to serve a notice on the landowner informing them that you are making a planning application. There are three different forms that you may need to use for this purpose

Fees

To determine the correct fee you can either use the fee calculator or download the document  Planning fees 2019.pdf [pdf] 135KB . If you are still unsure you can contact us on 01903 737756.

Quick links to useful documents

Householder Forms