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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Adsdean Landfill Site, Adsdean Farm, Funtington, West Sussex, PO18 9DN
Received Not publishedSeymour Primary School, Seymour Road, Crawley, RH11 9ES
Received Not publishedWest Sussex County Council, County Hall North, Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, RH12 1XA
Received Not publishedImberhorne Lower School, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead
Received Not publishedTrafalgar Community Infant School, Victory Road, Horsham, RH12 2JF
Received Not publishedHerons Dale Primary School, Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Received Not publishedEast Preston Children and Family Centre, 92 St Marys Drive, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1JB
Received Not publishedHaywards Heath Fire Station, Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1XQ
Received Not publishedStaplefield Wastewater Treatment Works, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield, West Sussex, RH17 6ES
Received Not publishedDan Tree Farm, London Road, Bolney, RH17 5QD
Received Not publishedTanbridge House School, Farthings Hill, Guildford Road, Horsham, RH12 1SR
Received Not publishedPark Farm Cottage, Broxmead Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5RJ
Received Not publishedKnepp Castle, West Grinstead, Horsham, RH13 8LJ
Received Not publishedNo. 2 & 3 Hacketts, Church Lane, Henfield
Received Not publishedHorsham Wastewater Treatment Works, Southwater Bypass, Horsham, RH12 3UB
Received Not publishedEstcots Primary School, Bourg de Peage Avenue, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Received Not publishedCissbury Lodge, The Boulevard, Castle, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Received Not publishedBillingshurst Primary School, Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RE
Received Not publishedAshpark Brickwork’s
Received Not publishedCroft Meadow, Elm Grove Lane, Steyning, BN44 3RJ
Received Not publishedCrawley Sewage Treatment Works, Radford Road, Tinsley Green, Crawley, RH10 3NW
Received Not publishedMaidenbower Junior School, Harvest Road, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7RA
Received Not publishedGossops Green Primary School, Kidborough Road, Gossops Green, Crawley, RH11 8HW
Received Not publishedJunction of A259, B2132 and Worms Lane (“Comet Corner”) - (X)497537 (Y)101265
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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