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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Chesworth Junior School, Kings Road, Horsham, RH13 5DQ
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Furzefield & Furzefield Cottage, Bosham Hoe, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8ET
Received Not publishedStanden Tip, Evergreen Farm, West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead
Received Not publishedItchingfield Primary School, Itchingfield Road, Itchingfield, Horsham, RH13 0NT
Received Not publishedHyders Farm, off Lowfield Heath Road, Crawley
Received Not publishedSHOREHAM CEMENT WORKS AND QUARRY, SHOREHAM ROAD, UPPER BEEDING
Received Not publishedHeron Way County Primary School, Heron Way, West Sussex, Horsham, RH13 6DJ
Received Not publishedTangmere Airfield, Tangmere, Chichester
Received Not publishedUnits 1-2, 37 Chartwell Road, Lancing Business Park, Lancing, BN15 8TU
Received Not publishedBridge known as Newbridge crossing river area on the A272 approx. 2 miles to the west of Billingsgurst
Received Not publishedHolmbush Primary School, Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Received Not publishedKingslea Primary School, Kingslea, Horsham, RH13 5PS
Received Not publishedCastlewood Primary School, Castlewood Road, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9US
Received Not publishedUnit 6-9, Mackley Industrial Estate, Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, BN5 9XR
Received Not publishedLand at Eartham Pit, Eartham Lane, Chichester
Received Not publishedFelpham Community College, Felpham Way, Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Received Not publishedEast Grinstead Transfer Station, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead
Received Not publishedBartons Infant School, Romney Broad Walk, Bognor Regis, PO22 9BH
Received Not publishedHorton Landfill Site, Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, BN5 9XH
Received Not publishedCedar House, 51, Chesswood Road, Worthing, BN11 2AG
Received Not publishedRock Common Quarry, The Hollow, Washington, Pulborough, RH20 3DA
Received Not publishedThomas Bennett Community College, Ashdown Drive, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5AD
Received Not publishedTrafalgar Infants School, Victory Road, Horsham, RH12 2JF
Received Not publishedFreshfield Lane Brickworks, Freshfield Lane, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7HH
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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