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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Wick Farm, Truslers Hill Lane, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9DU
Received Not publishedWhite Meadows Primary School, Whitelea Road, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 7JL
Received Not publishedCivic Amenity & Refuse Transfer Station, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead
Received Not publishedThe Scrapyard (former Coalyard), Jury Lane, Sidlesham, Chichester, PO20 7PX
Received Not published141 Heene Road, Worthing, BN11 4NY
Received Not publishedLand at Wakehams Green Farm, Copthorne Road, Crawley
Received Not publishedThe Drive, Summersdale, Chichester
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE REAR OF TOAT CAFÉ, PULBOROUGH, HORSHAM
Received Not publishedKingslea Primary School, Kings Road, Horsham, RH13 5PS
Received Not publishedHolbrook Primary School, Holbrook School Lane, Horsham, RH12 5PP
Received Not publishedSackville School, Lewes Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Received Not publishedMilton Mount Primary School, Grattons Drive, Crawley, RH10 3AG
Received Not publishedSummerlea Community Primary School, Windsor Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3SW
Received Not publishedThe Orchard, Brighton Road, Pease Pottage
Received Not publishedSheriff House, Hammingden Lane, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SR
Received Not publishedBurleigh Oaks Farm
Received Not publishedManor Green College, Lady Margaret Road, Crawley RH11 0DX
Received Not publishedSompting Village Primary School, White Styles Road, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0BU
Received Not publishedBourne Community College, Park Road, Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
Received Not publishedRampion onshore cable route, East Worthing to Bolney
Received Not publishedStorrington County Primary School, Spierbridge Road, Storrington, Pulborough, RH20 4PG
Received Not publishedSt Mark's Primary School, Brantridge Lane, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EN
Received Not publishedSouth East corner Tangmere Airfield, City Fields Way, Tangmere, West Sussex
Received Not publishedT J Waste, Burndell Road, Yapton, Arundel, BN18 0HR
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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