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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Freshfield Lane Brickworks, Freshfield Lane, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7HH
Received Not publishedHolmbush Farm Recycling Site, Crawley Road, Faygate, Horsham
Received Not publishedFormer Jubilee Wood landfill site, Marlpit Lane, Hambrook, Chichester, PO18 8UL
Received Not publishedLand south of Brookhurst Wood Landfill Site, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedSeaside Primary School, Freshbrook Road, Lancing, BN15 8DL
Received Not publishedAshpark Brickworks, Shillinglee Road, Plaistow, Billingshurst, RH14 0PQ
Received Not publishedFormer Sewage Treatment Works, off Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9HA
Received Not publishedArunside County Primary School, Blackbridge, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1RR
Received Not publishedTurberville Wharf, Albion Street, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4ED
Received Not publishedFlora McDonald School, Whitelea Road, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 7JL
Received Not publishedBurrscrofte, Pond Road , Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5WZ
Received Not publishedThe Forest School Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NT
Received Not publishedWarmere Court, Downview Way, Yapton, Arundel, BN18 0HN
Received Not publishedNorth Heath Community Primary School, Erica Way, Horsham, RH12 5XL
Received Not publishedOathall Community College, Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Received Not publishedThe Globe Primary School, Irene Avenue, Lancing, BN15 9NZ
Received Not publishedChantry Sand Pit, Chantry Lane, Storrington, Pulborough
Received Not publishedRock Common Quarry, The Hollow, Washington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 3DA
Received Not publishedSummerlea Community Primary School, Windsor Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3SW
Received Not publishedNorth Heath Community Primary School, Erica Way, Horsham, RH12 5XL
Received Not publishedLand south of Boxal Bridge, Northup Field, Wisborough Green, Billingshurst, RH14 0DD
Received Not publishedCatsland Farm, Bramlands Lane, Woodmancote, Henfield
Received Not publishedRiver Beach Primary School, Connaught Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6ES
Received Not publishedOaks Yard, Main Road, Nutbourne, Near Chichester
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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