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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Orchard House, Hanlye Lane, Cuckfield, RH175HN
Received Not publishedOak Grove College, The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Received Not publishedBosham Primary School, Walton Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8QF
Received Not publishedDurrington Residential Unit, Durrington Lane, Worthing, BN13 2QQ
Received Not publishedChantry Sand Pit, Chantry Lane, Storrington, W. Sussex
Received Not publishedRampion onshore cable route, East Worthing to Bolney
Received Not publishedHorton Landfill Site, Henfield Road, Small Dole, Upper Beeding
Received Not publishedRampion onshore cable route, East Worthing to Bolney
Received Not publishedChesswood Middle School, Chesswood Road, Worthing, BN11 2AA
Received Not publishedEdward Bryant Junior and Infants School, London Road, Bognor Regis
Received Not publishedCatherington School, Martyrs Avenue, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedLand adjoining Bridgers Farm
Received Not publishedSt Paul's Catholic College, Jane Murray Way, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Received Not publishedThe Parish Playing Fields, Station Road, Billingshurst
Received Not publishedImberhorne Lower School Windmill Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 2DT
Received Not publishedImberhorne Lower School, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2DT
Received Not publishedBlackthorns County Primary School, 3 Blackthorns Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2UA
Received Not publishedElm Grove First School, Elm Grove, Worthing, BN11 5LQ
Received Not publishedNorth Mundham Primary School, School Lane, North Mundham, PO20 1LA
Received Not publishedThe Old Coal Yard, Jury Lane, Sidlesham Common, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7PX
Received Not publishedSlinfold C of E Primary School, The Street, Slinfold, Horsham, RH13 0RR
Received Not publishedRose Green Infant School, Hawkins Close, Bognor Regis, PO21 3LW
Received Not publishedWarden Park School, Broad Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP
Received Not publishedTurners Hill C of E Primary School, Church Road, Turners Hill, Crawley, RH10 4PA
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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