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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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Wisborough Green County Primary School, Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green, Billingshurst, RH14 0EE
Received Not publishedLeechpool Primary School, Leechpool Lane, Horsham, RH13 6AG
Received Not publishedTanbridge House School, Farthings Hill, Guildford Road, Horsham, RH12 1SR
Received Not publishedPound Hill First School, Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 4EB
Received Not publishedSt Catherines Catholic Primary School, Highdown Drive, Littlehampton, BN17 6HL
Received Not publishedChesswood Middle School, Chesswood Road, Worthing, BN11 2AA
Received Not publishedRock Common Sandpit, The Hollows, Washington, Pulborough
Received Not publishedThe Vinery, Arundel Road, Poling, Arundel, BN18 9PY
Received Not publishedTarmac Recycling, Portfield Quarry, Chichester By Pass, Chichester, PO19 9VW
Received Not publishedRecycle Southern Ltd, Elbridge Farm Chichester Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EF
Received Not publishedIfield Community College, Lady Margaret Road, Crawley
Received Not publishedSheriff House, Hammingden Lane, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SR
Received Not publishedSt Augustine's C.E. Primary School, Vicarage Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath
Received Not publishedSouthern Water Services Ltd, Horsham Water Treatment Works Southwater By Pass, Horsham, RH12 3UB
Received Not publishedWest Park C of E Controlled First & Middle School, Marlborough Road, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4HD
Received Not publishedFulling Mill Farm, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TJ
Received Not publishedFreshfield Lane Brickworks, Freshfield Lane, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7HH
Received Not publishedHorsham Nursery and Children's Centre, Harwood Road, Horsham, RH13 5UT
Received Not publishedHoly Trinity Primary School, Church Lane, Lower Beeding, Horsham, RH13 6NS
Received Not publishedSompting Village Primary School, White Styles Road, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0BU
Received Not publishedIvycare Ltd, Ivydene Lane, Ashurst Wood, East Grinstead
Received Not publishedThomas A'Becket Middle School, Glebeside Avenue, Worthing, BN14 7PR
Received Not publishedWealdon Brickworks, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedCourt Meadow School, Hanlye Lane, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HN
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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