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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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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Hangleton Nursery, Hangleton Lane, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 6PP
Received Not publishedHorton Landfill Site, Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, BN5 9XH
Received Not publishedRudgwick Primary School, Tates Way, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3HW.
Received Not publishedMaidenbower First School, Harvest Road, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7RH
Received Not publishedWindmill Landfill Site, The Hollow, Washington, Pulborough, RH20 3DA
Received Not publishedSt Catherines RC Primary School, Highdown Drive, Littlehampton, BN17 6HL
Received Not publishedHorton Landfill Site, Henfield Road, Small Dole, Upper Beeding
Received Not publishedSt James Church of England Primary School, Coldwaltham, Pulborough, RH20 1LW
Received Not publishedEast Preston Junior School, Lashmar Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1EZ
Received Not publishedShelley County Primary School, Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3LU
Received Not publishedDownlands School, Dale Avenue, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8LP
Received Not publishedBuckingham Park Primary School, Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD
Received Not publishedLand at Broadbridge Farm, London Road, Ashington, Pulborough, RH20 3DD
Received Not publishedWoodbarn Farm, Adversane Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, RH14 9ED
Received Not publishedComposting Site, Tangmere Airfield, Tangmere, Chichester
Received Not publishedWorthing Fire Station, Ardsheal Road, Worthing, BN14 7RN
Received Not publishedEast Grinstead HWRS & Waste Transfer Station, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead
Received Not publishedWesthampnett Waste Recycling & Transfer Station, Stane Street, Westhampnett, Chichester, PO18 0NS
Received Not publishedTangmere Waste Water Treatment Works, Easthampnett Lane, Easthampnett, Chichester, PO18 0JY
Received Not publishedChidham Parochial Primary School, Chidham Lane, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TH
Received Not publishedFerring C of E Primary School, Sea Lane, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5DU
Received Not publishedNorthern Area Highways Office, Broadbridge Heath, Worthing Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3LZ
Received Not publishedDurrington Library, Salvington Road, Salvington, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 2JD
Received Not publishedCuckfield Wastewater Treatment Works, Newbury Lane, Cuckfield Bypass, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AA
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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