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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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Lidsey Wastewater Treatment Works, Lidsey Road, Bognor Regis, PO22 9PH
Received Not publishedHyders Farm, off Lowfield Heath Road, Crawley.
Received Not publishedDurrington Middle School, Salvington Road, Worthing, BN13 2JD
Received Not publishedLand south of Northbrook College, Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8HJ
Received Not publishedFerring C of E Primary School, Sea Lane, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5DU
Received Not publishedChichester Nursery School and Children's Centre, St James Road, Chichester, PO19 7AB
Received Not publishedMill Green Micro Pumping Station, Finches Yard, Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1XQ
Received Not publishedPark Farm Cottage, Broxmead Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5RJ
Received Not publishedThe Forest School, Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NT
Received Not publishedFord Circular Technology Park, Ford Road, Ford, Arundel BN18 0XL
Received Not publishedBrookhurst Wood Landfill Site, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedDolphin Leisure Centre, Pasture Hill Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1LY
Received Not publishedSt Peters C of E School, Potters Green, Station Road, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8QZ
Received Not publishedEvergreen Farm, West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4NE
Received Not publishedLand west of A29 Stane Street and 500m west of Five Oaks, Billingshurst
Received Not publishedLittle Stone Company Limited, Bognor Common Quarry, The Grove, Fittleworth, Pulborough, RH20 1JY
Received Not publishedLangley Green Primary School, Langley Parade, Langley Green, Crawley, RH11 7TF
Received Not publishedFormer Wealden Brickworks (Site HB), Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedPlaistow and Kirdford County Primary School, Loxwood Road, Plaistow, Billingshurst, RH14 0PX
Received Not publishedChichester High School, Kingsham Road, Chichester PO19 8EB
Received Not publishedOlus Environmental Ltd, Unit 29, Firsland Park Industrial Estate, Henfield Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9JJ
Received Not publishedManor Green Primary School, Lady Margaret Road, Crawley, RH11 0DU
Received Not publishedFlora McDonald School, Whitelea Road, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 7JL
Received Not publishedEast Grinstead Refuse Transfer Station and Recycling Centre/Amenity Tip. High Grove, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead
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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