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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Portfield Quarry, Chichester By Pass, Chichester, PO19 7UW
Received Not publishedSouth Bersted C of E Primary School, Church Lane, South Bersted, Bognor Regis, PO22 9PZ
Received Not publishedCornfield School Cornfield Close, Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Received Not publishedFerncourt Farm, Fernhill Road, Horley, RH6 9SY
Received Not publishedSt Anthony's School, Woodlands Lane, Chichester, PO19 5PA
Received Not publishedSackville School, Lewes Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Received Not publishedCivic Centre, Ham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea
Received Not publishedDesmond Anderson School, Anderson Road, Crawley, RH10 5EA
Received Not publishedBarnham Primary School, Elm Grove, Barnham, Bognor Regis, PO22 0HW
Received Not publishedRampion onshore cable route, East Worthing to Bolney
Received Not publishedWhite Meadows Primary School, Whitelea Road, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 7JL
Received Not publishedHorsham Wastewater Treatment Works, Southwater Bypass, Horsham, RH12 3UB
Received Not publishedThe Globe Primary School, formerly Willows County Primary, Irene Avenue, Lancing, BN15 9NZ
Received Not publishedThe Forest School, Comptons Lane, Horsham RH13 5NW
Received Not publishedAshurst Wood County Primary School, School Lane, Ashurst Wood, East Grinstead, RH19 3QW
Received Not publishedFelpham Community College, Felpham Way, Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Received Not publishedLand west of Salterns Road, Maidenbower, Crawley,
Received Not publishedCrawley Waste Transfer Station, Metcalf Way, Crawley, RH11 7SU
Received Not publishedEvergreen Farm, West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4NE
Received Not publishedManor Green College, Lady Margaret Road, Crawley, RH11 0DX
Received Not publishedManor Green College, Lady Margaret Road, Crawley, RH11 0DX
Received Not publishedSlinfold CofE School, The Street, Slinfold, West Sussex RH13 0RR
Received Not publishedTangmere Airfield, Tangmere, nr Chichester
Received Not publishedNorthgate Catholic First School, Green Lane, Northgate, Crawley, RH10 2DX
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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