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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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Eartham Quarry, Thicket Lane, Halnaker, Chichester, PO18 0QS
Received Not publishedWaterfield County First School, Waterfield Gardens, Bewbush, Crawley, RH11 8RA
Received Not publishedPhilpots Quarry, Hook Lane, West Hoathly, West Sussex, RH19 4PS
Received Not publishedNorth Mundham Primary School, School Lane, North Mundham, Chichester, PO20 1LA
Received Not publishedSt Paul's Catholic College, Jane Murray Way, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Received Not publishedKingsfold Nursery, Dorking Road, Kingsfold, Horsham, RH12 3SD
Received Not publishedHyders Farm, Lowfield Heath Road, Crawley, RH11 0NY
Received Not publishedLand south of Northbrook College, Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8HJ
Received Not publishedLidsey Wastewater Treatment Works, Lidsey Road, Bognor Regis, PO22 9PH
Received Not publishedLittlehampton Civic Amenity Site, Littlehampton
Received Not publishedWorthing High School, South Farm Road, Worthing, BN14 7AR
Received Not publishedEdward Bryant Junior and Infants School, London Road, Bognor Regis
Received Not publishedThe Orchards Middle School, Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN
Received Not publishedYapton C of E School, North End Road, Arundel, BN18 0DU
Received Not publishedMillais School, Depot Road, Horsham, RH13 5HR
Received Not publishedCrawley Goods Yard (Aggregate Industries UK Ltd), Gatwick Road, Crawley, RH10 9RE
Received Not publishedSlinfold C of E Primary School, The Street, Slinfold, Horsham, RH13 0RR
Received Not publishedSt Margaret’s C Of E School, Arundel Road, West Sussex, Angmering, BN16 4LP
Received Not publishedHassocks Infant School, Chancellors Park, Hassocks, BN6 8EY
Received Not publishedHeene C of E First School, Norfolk Street, Worthing, BN11 4BB
Received Not publishedWarden Park School, Broad Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP
Received Not publishedSt Margarets C Of E School, Arundel Road, Angmering, BN16 4LP
Received Not publishedHighview, Cowfold Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5SE
Received Not publishedUpper Beeding Primary School, School Road, Upper Beeding, Steyning, BN44 3HY
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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