Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Sussex County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Thomas A'Becket First School, Pelham Road, Worthing, BN13 1JB
Received Not publishedSt Nicholas & St Mary C of E Primary School, Eastern Avenue, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PE
Received Not publishedThornberry Middle School, Freshbrook Road, Lancing, BN15 8DA
Received Not publishedLittlehampton Academy, Hill Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6DQ
Received Not publishedT J Waste, Burndell Road, Yapton, Arundel, BN18 0HR
Received Not publishedElm Grove First School, Elm Grove, Worthing, BN11 5LQ
Received Not publishedCrawley Down Village C of E Primary School, Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down, Crawley, RH10 4XA
Received Not publishedHambrook Marlpit, Marlpit Lane, Hambrook, Westbourne, PO18 8UL
Received Not publishedChantry Sand Pit, Chantry Lane, Storrington, W. Sussex
Received Not publishedJessie Younghusband Primary School, Woodlands Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 5PA
Received Not publishedFirsland Park Estate, Henfield Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9JJ
Received Not publishedPipeline Stretching From South of Salthill Lane, to Tangmere WWTW
Received Not publishedWest Hoathly Brickworks, Hamsey Road, Sharpthorne, East Grinstead, RH19 4PB
Received Not publishedRudgwick Brickworks, Lynwick Street, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3DH
Received Not publishedField No. 5404, Theale Farm, Slinfold and Lower Broadbridge Farm
Received Not publishedWest Sussex Record Office, 3 Orchard Street, Chichester PO19 1DD
Received Not publishedSaint Hill Farm, St Hill Green, East Grinstead
Received Not publishedPound Hill Junior School, Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 7EB
Received Not publishedHambrook Marlpit, Marlpit Lane, Hambrook, Chichester, PO18 8UL
Received Not publishedSackville School, Lewes Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Received Not publishedSteyning Grammar School, Shooting Field, Steyning, BN44 3RX
Received Not publishedOak Grove College, The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Received Not publishedManhood Community College, School Lane, Selsey, Chichester, PO20 9EH
Received Not publishedQuayside, Littlehampton
Received Not publishedRecords 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 West Sussex County Council, 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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