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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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Philpots Quarry, Philpots Lane, West Hoathly, East Grinstead, RH19 4PT
Received Not publishedRudgwick Brickworks, Lynwick Street, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3DH
Received Not publishedRainbow House & Ball Tree Croft, Western Road North, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 9UX
Received Not publishedSt. Anthony's School, Woodlands Lane, Chichester PO19 5PA
Received Not publishedSandgate Park Quarry, Water Lane, Sullington, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 4AS
Received Not publishedWoodlands Meed College, Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0DP
Received Not publishedSpringfield First School, Sackville Road, Worthing, BN14 8BQ
Received Not publishedCastlewood Primary School, Castlewood Rd, Southwater, Horsham RH13 9US
Received Not publishedMedmerry Primary School, High Street, Selsey, Chichester, PO20 0QJ
Received Not publishedNorth Mundham Waste Pumping Station, North Mundham
Received Not publishedRose Cottage, Hammonds, 210, Hawthorn Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 2UP
Received Not publishedWoodbarn Farm, Adversane Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, RH14 9ED
Received Not publishedPhilpots Quarry, Hook Lane, West Hoathly, West Sussex, RH19 4PS
Received Not publishedBurleigh Oaks Farm Waste Transfer & Recycling Centre, East Street, Turners Hill, Crawley, RH10 4PZ
Received Not publishedLeechpool Primary School, Leechpool Lane, Horsham, RH13 6AG
Received Not publishedRock Common Quarry, The Hollow, Washington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 3DA
Received Not publishedSeaside, Kings Gap, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5LE
Received Not publishedBrookhurst Wood Landfill Site, , Warnham Brickworks, Langhurst Road (retrospective)
Received Not publishedRiver Beach Primary School, York Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6EW
Received Not publishedElm Grove First School, Elm Grove, Worthing, BN11 5LQ
Received Not publishedSt John's Catholic Primary School, Blackbridge Lane, Horsham, RH12 1RR
Received Not publishedWest Park Church of England Primary School, Marlborough Road, Goring-by-sea, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 4HD
Received Not publishedRudgwick Brickworks, Lynwick Street, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3DH
Received Not publishedBuckingham Park Primary School, Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD
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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