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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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New Wharf, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6RN
Received Not publishedAgricultural field west of Appledram Lane South, Chichester, PO20 7PE
Received Not publishedWinterpick Mushrooms Ltd, Hurstpierpoint Road, Twineham, Haywards Heath, BN5 9BJ
Received Not publishedNew Wharf, Brighton Road, Shoreham-By-Sea BN43 6RN
Received Not publishedBillingshurst Household Waste Recycling Site, Newbridge Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9HZ
Received Not publishedOathall Community College, Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Received Not publishedThe Regis School, Westloats Lane, Bognor Regis, PO21 5LH
Received Not publishedKingston Railway Wharf, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6RN
Received Not publishedManor Green Primary School, Lady Margaret Road, Crawley, RH11 0DU
Received Not publishedLangley Green Primary School, Langley Parade, Langley Green, Crawley, RH11 7TF
Received Not publishedCornfield School Cornfield Close, Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Received Not publishedArena Sports Centre, Bognor Regis Community College, Westloats Gardens, Bognor Regis, PO21 5LG
Received Not publishedPlaistow and Kirdford County Primary School, Loxwood Road, Plaistow, Billingshurst, RH14 0PX
Received Not publishedFishbourne C of E Primary School, Roman Way, Chichester PO19 3QS
Received Not publishedSt. Peters C Of E Primary School, Holmans, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UQ
Received Not publishedNorth Heath Community Primary School, Erica Way, Horsham, RH12 5XL
Received Not publishedCamelsdale First School, School Road, Haslemere, GU27 3RN
Received Not publishedFerring Church Of England Primary School, Sea Lane, Ferring, West Sussex, BN12 5DU
Received Not publishedCourt Meadow Special School, Hanlye Lane, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HN
Received Not published40 Crescent Road, Worthing
Received Not publishedHarlands Primary School, Penland Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1PJ
Received Not publishedThomas Bennett Community College, Ashdown Drive, Crawley RH10 5AD
Received Not publishedNorth Mundham Waste Pumping Station, North Mundham
Received Not publishedThe Forest School Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NT
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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