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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Handcross Primary School, London Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HB
Received Not publishedAngells Sandpit, Washington Road, Storrington, Pulborough
Received Not publishedT J Waste Ltd, Hanger No 8, Northwood Farm, Burndell Road, Yapton, Arundel, BN18 0HR
Received Not publishedThorney Island Community Primary School, Emsworth Road, Thorney Island, Emsworth, PO10 8DJ
Received Not publishedQueen Street Public Car Park, Queen Street, Worthing, West Sussex
Received Not publishedWest Sussex County Council, County Hall North, Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, RH12 1XA
Received Not publishedLittlehampton Academy, Hill Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6DQ
Received Not publishedSheddingdean Primary School, Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 8JT
Received Not publishedKives Dairy Farm, Bognor Road, Merston, Chichester, PO20 1EH
Received Not publishedRudgwick Brickworks, Lynwick Street, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3DH
Received Not publishedBrookhurst Wood Landfill Site and adjacent land, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedSt Anthony's School, Woodlands Lane, Chichester, PO19 5PA
Received Not publishedFootbridge between Junction Road and St Wilfrids Close, Burgess Hill
Received Not publishedStanhope Lodge, Poplar Road, Worthing, BN13 3EZ
Received Not publishedWest Hoathly CE Primary School, North Lane, West Hoathly, East Grinstead, RH19 4QG
Received Not publishedBiffa West Sussex, Brookhurst Wood, Langhurst Wood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedWSCC - Property Services, The Tannery, Westgate, Chichester, PO19 3RJ
Received Not publishedFelpham Community College, Felpham Way, Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Received Not publishedElm Grove First School, Elm Grove, Worthing, BN11 5LQ
Received Not publishedKnepp Castle, West Grinstead, Horsham, RH13 8LJ
Received Not publishedPortfield Quarry, Chichester By Pass, Chichester, PO19 7UW
Received Not publishedLand at Five Oaks Farm, Haven Road, Five Oaks, Billingshurst
Received Not publishedWoodbarn Farm, Adversane Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, RH14 9ED
Received Not publishedEartham Sand and Gravel Pit, Eartham, Chichester
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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