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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Received Not publishedBiffa Waste Services Ltd, Brookhurst Wood Landfill Site Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedVale First & Middle School, Vale Avenue, Worthing, BN14 0DB
Received Not publishedStorrington County Primary School, Spierbridge Road, Storrington, Pulboroough, RH20 4PG
Received Not publishedPlaistow and Kirdford County Primary School, Loxwood Road, Plaistow, Billingshurst, RH14 0PX
Received Not publishedBuckingham Park Primary School, Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD
Received Not publishedImberhorne Lower School, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2DT.
Received Not publishedGoddards Green Sewage Treatment Works, Cuckfield Road, Goddards Green, Hassocks, BN6 9LE
Received Not publishedFelpham Community College, Felpham Way, Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Received Not publishedDownview Primary School, Wroxham Way, Bognor Regis, PO22 8ER
Received Not published6 Durrington Lane, Worthing, BN13 2QJ
Received Not publishedHorton Landfill Site, Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, BN5 9XH
Received Not publishedLand to the north of Bartons Primary School, North Bersted Street, Bognor Regis
Received Not publishedThornham Waste Water Treatment Works, Thornham Lane, Emsworth, PO10 8DD
Received Not publishedSt Margaret’s C Of E School, Arundel Road, Angmering, BN164LP
Received Not publishedCutmills Depot, Newells Lane, Bosham, PO18 8DE
Received Not publishedRampion onshore cable route, East Worthing to Bolney
Received Not publishedRusper Primary School, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
Received Not publishedOrchard House, Hanlye Lane, Cuckfield RH17 5HN
Received Not publishedDownview Primary School, Wroxham Way, Bognor Regis, PO22 8ER
Received Not publishedHaywards Heath Public Library, Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1BN
Received Not publishedEartham Quarry, Thicket Lane, Halnaker, Chichester, PO18 0QS
Received Not publishedThe Rough Landfill Site, Windmill Quarry, The Hollow, Washington.
Received Not publishedBarn north of Maple Farm, Marches Road, Warnham, Horsham, RH12 3SL
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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