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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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Vale First & Middle School, Vale Avenue, Worthing, BN14 0DB
Received Not publishedBrookhurst Wood Landfill Site, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedSteyning Grammar School, Shooting Field, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3LB
Received Not publishedBartons Primary School, Lethaby Road, Bognor Regis PO21 5EJ
Received Not publishedSouth Coast Skip Hire, Unit H9-H10 Ford Road, Arundel, BN18 0BD
Received Not publishedPhilpots Quarry, Hook Lane, West Hoathly, East Grinstead, RH19 4PS
Received Not publishedLand to the west of Mannings Heath Wastewater Treatment Works, Gaggle Wood, Mannings Heath, Horsham
Received Not publishedOathall Community College, Appledore Gardens, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ.
Received Not publishedFreshfield Lane Brickworks, Freshfield Lane, Danehill, RH17 7HH
Received Not publishedSidlesham CP School, Keynor Lane, Sidlesham, Chichester, PO20 7NL
Received Not publishedStorrington Oil Well Site, Pulborough Road, Storrington, RH20 4H
Received Not publishedHangleton Nursery, Hangleton Lane, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6PP
Received Not publishedHolbrook County Primary School, School Lane, Horsham
Received Not publishedLand at Hazelwick School, Hazelwick Mill Lane, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1SX
Received Not publishedWest Park C of E Controlled First & Middle School, Marlborough Road, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4HD
Received Not publishedA24 Horsham Bypass (440 metres south west of roundabout junction with A264 & A281 at Broadbridge Heath)
Received Not publishedWood barn Farm, Adversane Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, West Sussex
Received Not publishedLand at Kingsham, Chichester, PO19 8XH
Received Not publishedWood Barn Farm, Adversane Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9ED
Received Not publishedSeaside, Kings Gap, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5LE
Received Not publishedWarmere Court, Downview Way, Yapton, Arundel, BN18 0HN
Received Not publishedQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Comptons Lane, Horsham RH13 5NW
Received Not publishedSteyning Grammar School, Lower School, Church Street, Steyning, BN44 3LB
Received Not publishedPalatine School, Palatine Road, Castle, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 6JP,
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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