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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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Chiddinglye Farm, Selsfield Road, West Hoathly, East Grinstead, RH19 4QS
Received Not publishedLand at Thistleworth Farm, Grinders Lane, Dial Post, Horsham, RH13 8NR
Received Not publishedLaybrook Brickworks Quarry, Goose Green Lane, Pulborough, RH20 2LW
Received Not publishedLand west of the Lavant Branch Railway Line, off Plainwood Close, Summersdale, Chichester
Received Not publishedNorthgate Primary School, Green Lane, Crawley, RH10 8DX
Received Not publishedCrawley Fire Station, Ifield Avenue, Crawley, RH11 7AJ
Received Not publishedOlus Environmental Ltd, Unit 29, Firsland Park Industrial Estate, Henfield Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9JJ
Received Not publishedRudgwick Brickworks, Lynwick Street, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3DH
Received Not publishedGossops Green Primary School, Kidborough Road, Crawley, RH11 8HW
Received Not publishedKingston Railway Wharf, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6RN
Received Not publishedField in north west quadrant of A27/Newells Lane junction, Newells Lane, Hambrook, Chichester
Received Not publishedGoddards Green Wastewater Treatment Works, Cuckfield Lane, nr Burgess Hill
Received Not publishedTrafalgar Community Infant School, Victory Road, Horsham, RH12 2JF
Received Not publishedBartons Primary School, Lethaby Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EJ
Received Not publishedWestbourne Caravan Site, Cemetery Lane, Emsworth, PO10 8RZ
Received Not publishedHerons Dale Primary School, Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Received Not publishedRumboldswhyke CE Infant School, Rumbolds Close, Whyke Road, Chichester, PO19 7UA
Received Not publishedLangley Green Primary School Stagelands, Crawley, RH11 7PF
Received Not publishedSwanbourne Lake upon fields between South Stoke and Offham
Received Not publishedDownview Primary School, Wroxham Way, Bognor Regis, PO22 8ER
Received Not publishedWastewater Treatment Works, Appledram Lane South, Chichester, PO20 7PE
Received Not publishedRudgwick Brickworks, Lynwick Street, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3DH
Received Not publishedWarnham Brickworks, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4ZL
Received Not publishedLand to the rear of Unit 2, Winston Business Centre, 43 Chartwell Road, Lancing Business Park, Lancing, BN15 8TU
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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