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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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Land west of Centurion Way, Plainwood Close, Summersdale, Chichester
Received Not publishedRiver Beach Primary School, Connaught Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6ES
Received Not publishedWalberton & Binsted Primary School, The Street, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0PH
Received Not publishedSandgate Park Quarry, Water Lane, Washington, Pulborough, RH30 3LY
Received Not publishedWalnut Tree Farm, Vinnetrow Road, North Mundham, West Sussex, PO20 1DZ
Received Not publishedCuckfield Sewage Treatment Works, Cuckfield Bypass, West Sussex, Cuckfield, RH17 5AA
Received Not publishedLanghurstwood Quarry, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 4ZL
Received Not publishedSt Margarets C Of E School, Arundel Road, West Sussex, Angmering, BN16 4LP
Received Not publishedBaldwins Hill Primary School, Lowdells Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 2AP
Received Not publishedCounty Buildings, Northgate Avenue, Northgate, Crawley RH10 1UN
Received Not publishedWest Hoathly Brickworks and Tyes Cross Farm, Sharpthorne
Received Not publishedSt Johns Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackbridge Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1RR
Received Not publishedLindfield Academy, School Lane, West Sussex, Lindfield, RH162DX
Received Not publishedSwiss gardens Primary School, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 5WH
Received Not publishedCrawley Down Village C of E Primary School, Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down, Crawley, RH10 4XA
Received Not publishedWhite Meadows Primary School, Whitelea Road, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 7JL
Received Not publishedBramber Primary School, Bramber Road, Worthing, BN14 8QB
Received Not publishedQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NW
Received Not publishedRecycling Area at Holmbush Farm, Crawley Road, Faygate
Received Not publishedRampion onshore cable route, East Worthing to Bolney
Received Not publishedBaystone Farm Closed Landfill Site, Mill Lane, Itchingfield, Horsham, RH13 0NP
Received Not publishedDurrington High School, The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Received Not publishedStaplefield Wastewater Treatment Works, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield, West Sussex, RH17 6ES
Received Not publishedFelpham Community College, Felpham Way, Felpham PO22 8EL
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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