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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Shoreham Harbour Footbridge, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5ZE
Received Not publishedANGELLS SANDPIT, WASHINGTON ROAD, SULLINGTON, STORRINGTON
Received Not publishedThe Orchard, Brighton Road, Pease Pottage, Crawley
Received Not publishedNorth Lancing First and Middle School, Mill Road, Lancing, BN15 0PT
Received Not publishedRock Common Quarry, The Hollow, Washington, Pulborough, RH20 3DA.
Received Not publishedHoly Trinity CE (Controlled) Primary School, Church Close, Lower Beeding, Horsham
Received Not publishedFormer Wealden Brickworks (Site HB), Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NW
Received Not publishedWick Farm, Truslers Hill Lane, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9DU
Received Not publishedBurgess Hill HWRS & Transfer Station, Fairbridge Way, Burgess Hill, RH15 8AR
Received Not publishedWood Barn Farm, Adversane Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, RH14 9ED
Received Not publishedThomas A'Becket First School, Pelham Road, Worthing, BN13 1JB
Received Not publishedLidsey Landfill, Lidsey Road, Bognor Regis, PO22 9PL
Received Not publishedSandgate Sand Pit, Water Lane, Sullington, Storrington
Received Not publishedVale First & Middle School, Vale Avenue, Worthing, BN14 0DB
Received Not publishedEast Wittering Community Primary School, Stocks Lane, East Wittering, PO20 8NH
Received Not publishedSeymour Primary School, Seymour Road, Crawley, RH11 9ES
Received Not publishedBuckingham Park Primary School, Buckingham Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN45 5UD
Received Not publishedUnit 1 and 2, Forge Wood Industrial Estate, Crawley, RH10 9PG
Received Not publishedManhood Community College, School Lane, Selsey, Chichester, PO20 9EH
Received Not publishedPortfield Quarry, Chichester By Pass, Chichester, PO19 7UW
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to 36 Rodney Crescent, Ford, Arundel, BN18 0BL
Received Not publishedWarnham Wastewater Treatment Works, Station Road, Warnham
Received Not publishedShoreham Beach Primary School, Shingle Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5RH
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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