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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Littlehampton Academy, Hill Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6DQ
Received Not publishedThe Meads Primary School, Mill Way, East Grinstead, RH19 4DD
Received Not publishedHarlands Primary School, Penland Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1PJ
Received Not publishedLand north of Nutbourne Business Centre, Main Road, Nutbourne, Chichester, PO18 8RL
Received Not publishedThe Yard, Broadford Bridge Road, Adversane, Billingshurst
Received Not publishedBillingshurst Infant School, Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RE,
Received Not publishedBillingshurst Waste Water Treatment Works, Stane Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9JU
Received Not publishedBoxgrove Gravel Pit, Crockerhill, Boxgrove.
Received Not publishedBlackthorns Community Primary School, Blackthorns Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2UA
Received Not publishedSouth East corner Tangmere Airfield, City Fields Way, Tangmere, West Sussex
Received Not publishedChiddinglye Farm, Selsfield Road, West Hoathly, East Grinstead, RH19 4QS
Received Not publishedFitzalan Road, East Street, Littlehampton
Received Not publishedJolesfield CofE Primary School, Littleworth Lane, Partridge Green, Horsham RH13 8JJ
Received Not publishedOakham Farm, Church Lane, Oving, Chichester, PO20 2BT
Received Not publishedHorsham Nursery and Children's Centre, Harwood Road, Horsham, RH13 5UT
Received Not publishedLittlehampton Academy, Fitzalan Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Received Not publishedWisborough Green County Primary School, Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green, Billingshurst, RH14 0EE
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Firsland Park Industrial Estate, Henfield Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9JJ
Received Not publishedBrookhurst Wood Landfill Site, Langhurst Wood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedWest Chiltington First School, East Street, West Chiltington, Pulborough, RH20 2JY
Received Not publishedManor Green College, Lady Margaret Road, Crawley, RH11 0DX
Received Not publishedNyewood C of E Junior School, Brent Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 5NW
Received Not publishedManor Green College, Lady Margaret Road, Crawley RH11 0DX
Received Not publishedNorth Mundham County Primary School, School Lane, North Mundham, Chichester, PO20 6HA
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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