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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Freshfield Lane Brickworks, Freshfield Lane, Danehill, Horsted Keynes
Received Not publishedImberhorne Lower School, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 2DT
Received Not publishedWarnham Brickworks, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham
Received Not publishedEartham Sand and Gravel Pit, Eartham, Chichester
Received Not publishedWest Green Primary School, West Green Drive, Crawley, RH11 7EL.
Received Not publishedHorton Landfill Site, Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, BN5 9XH
Received Not publishedThe Angmering School, STATION ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN16 4HH
Received Not publishedSouthbourne Library, 14 First Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 8HN
Received Not publishedUnit A, Fort Road Industrial Estate, Fort Road, Littlehampton, BN17 7QU
Received Not publishedThe Weald School, Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RY
Received Not publishedEast Preston Infants School, Lashmar Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1EZ
Received Not publishedRudgwick Brickworks, Lynwick Street, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3DH
Received Not publishedDownview County Primary School, Wroxham Way, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 8ER
Received Not publishedBillingshurst Junior School, Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RE
Received Not publishedWorth Annexe, Turners Hill Road, Pound Hill, West Sussex, Crawley, RH10 7RW
Received Not publishedBognor Regis Household Waste Recycling Site, Shripney Lane, Bognor Regis, PO22 9SX
Received Not publishedCrouchland Farm, Rickmans Lane, Plaistow, Billingshurst, RH14 0LE
Received Not publishedParish Lane, Pease Pottage, Crawley
Received Not published18 College Road, Ardingly, West Sussex, RH17 6TT
Received Not publishedBillingshurst Junior School, Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RE
Received Not publishedBosham Primary School, Walton Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8QF
Received Not publishedGoddard Green Sewage Treatment Works, Cuckfield Road, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AL
Received Not publishedLittlehampton Academy, Hill Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6DQ
Received Not publishedThe Laurels County First School, Winterbourne Way, Worthing, BN13 3QH
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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