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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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Rock Common Sandpit, Washington
Received Not publishedLand at Wicks Farm, Ford Lane, Ford, Arundel, BN18 0DF
Received Not publishedIndustrial estate in Small Dole
Received Not publishedRustington Community Primary School, North Lane, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3PW
Received Not publishedMid Sussex Special School, Station Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
Received Not publishedBosham Primary School, Walton Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8QF
Received Not publishedWaterfield Primary School, Waterfield Gardens, Bewbush, Crawley, RH11 8RA
Received Not publishedOakfield Middle School, Irene Avenue, Lancing, BN15 9NZ
Received Not publishedStorrington Oilwell Site, Pulborough Road, Cootham, Pulborough, RH20 4HP
Received Not publishedRustington Community Primary School, North Lane, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3PW
Received Not publishedSt Paul's Catholic College, Jane Murray Way, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Received Not publishedHenfield Wastewater Treatment Works, off London Road, Crouch Hill, Henfield, BN5 9JJ
Received Not publishedCrawley Goods Yard (Day Group), Gatwick Road, Crawley, RH10 9RE
Received Not publishedAshurst Wood County Primary School, School Lane, Ashurst Wood, East Grinstead, RH19 3QW
Received Not publishedDurrington High School, The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Received Not publishedWoodbarn Farm, Adversane Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, RH14 9ED
Received Not publishedYapton C of E School, North End Road, Yapton, Arundel, BN18 0DU
Received Not publishedPalatine School, Palatine Road, Castle, Worthing BN12 6JP
Received Not publishedHoly Trinity School, Glebe Road, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BQ
Received Not publishedGoddards Green Wastewater Works, Cuckfield Road, Burgess Hill
Received Not publishedEstcots Primary School, Bourg de Peage Avenue, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Received Not publishedGoddards Green Wastewater Treatments Works, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AL
Received Not publishedSackville School, Lewes Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Received Not publishedEstcots Primary School, Bourg de Peage Avenue, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
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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