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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Slinfold C of E Primary School, The Street, Slinfold, Horsham, RH13 0RR
Received Not publishedSackville School, Lewes Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Received Not publishedKingston Railway Wharf, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6RN
Received Not publishedThe Weald School, Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RY
Received Not publishedLancing Waste Transfer Station, Unit 17, Chartwell Road, Lancing Business Park, Lancing, BN15 8TU
Received Not published. Ibstock Bricks, Laybrook Works, Goose Green Lane, Thakeham, Near Pulborough, West Sussex
Received Not publishedHorton Landfill Site, Small Dole
Received Not publishedHazelwick School, Hazelwick Mill Lane, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedWashington Sand Pit, Hampers Lane, Sullington, West Sussex, RH20 4AF
Received Not publishedIbstock Brick Ltd., Laybrook Brickworks, Goose Green Lane, Thakeham, Near Pulborough
Received Not publishedBillingshurst Household Waste Recycling Site, Newbridge Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9HZ
Received Not publishedWarden Park Primary Academy, New England Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3JS
Received Not publishedThe Weald School, Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RY
Received Not publishedOathall Community College, Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Received Not publishedAldingbourne Primary School, Westergate Street, Westergate, Chichester, PO20 3QR
Received Not publishedSackville School, Bourg de Peage, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Received Not publishedChidham Parochial Primary School, Chidham Lane, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TH
Received Not publishedThomas A'Becket First School, Pelham Road, Worthing, BN13 1JB
Received Not publishedSompting Village Primary School, White Styles Road, Sompting, BN15 0BU
Received Not publishedOak Grove College, The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Received Not publishedUnit 22, Rowfant Business Centre, Wallage Lane, Rowfant, Crawley, RH10 4NQ
Received Not publishedCocking Chalk Pit, Hillbarn Lane
Received Not publishedChichester High School for Boys, Kingsham Road, Chichester, PO19 8AE
Received Not publishedShoreham First School, Swiss Gardens, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5WH
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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