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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 · 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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Loxwood County Primary School, Nicholsfield, Loxwood, Billingshurst, RH14 0SR
Received Not publishedWindmill and The Rough Landfill Site, The Hollow, Rock Road, Washington for Biffa Waste Services Ltd
Received Not publishedGlebe Primary School, Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GB
Received Not publishedThe Factory, Ford Airfield Industrial Estate, Ford, Arundel, BN18 0HY
Received Not publishedLavant Wastewater Treatment Works, Fordwater Road, East Lavant, Chichester, PO18 0AJ
Received Not publishedHurstpierpoint Fire Station, Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9RT
Received Not publishedThe Old Coal Yard, Jury Lane, Sidlesham Common, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7PX
Received Not publishedGoring C Of E First School, Mulberry Lane, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4NT
Received Not publishedOak Grove College, The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Received Not publishedThe Orchards Middle School, Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN
Received Not publishedLancing Household Waste Recycling Site & Transfer Station, Unit 17, Chartwell Road, Lancing Business Park, Lancing, BN15 8TU
Received Not publishedBirdham C of E Primary School, Crooked Lane, Birdham, Chichester, PO20 7HB
Received Not publishedHigh Grove, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead
Received Not publishedHarlands Primary School, Penland Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1PJ
Received Not publishedHalsford Park Primary School, Manor Road, East Grinstead, RH19 1LR
Received Not publishedRiver Beach Primary School, York Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6EW
Received Not publishedDurrington Middle School, Salvington Road, Worthing, BN13 2JD
Received Not publishedWaterfield Primary School, Waterfield Gardens, Bewbush, Crawley, RH11 8RA
Received Not publishedSidlesham Wastewater Treatment Works, Selsey Road, Sidlesham, Chichester, PO20 7NE
Received Not publishedLangmead Farms, Chichester Food Park, Bognor Road, Chichester, PO20 1NW
Received Not publishedRudgwick Wastewater Treatment, Works, The Haven, Rudgwick,
Received Not publishedThomas A'Becket First School, Pelham Road, Worthing, BN13 1JB
Received Not publishedEast Wittering County Primary School, Stocks Lane, East Wittering, Chichester, PO20 8NH
Received Not publishedSouthwater Junior School, Worthing Road, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9JH
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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