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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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Boxgrove Recreation Ground, The Street, Boxgrove, Chichester, PO18 0EJ
Received Not publishedPaddockhurst Quarry, Paddockhurst Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6QZ
Received Not publishedLavant Wastewater Treatment Works, East Lavant, Fordwater Road, Chichester
Received Not publishedWarden Park School, Broad Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP
Received Not publishedLand near Ounces Barn, , Eartham Pit, , Eartham, , North Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0LL
Received Not publishedRock Common Quarry, The Hollow, Washington, Pulborough, RH20 3DA.
Received Not publishedPound Hill Junior School, Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 7EB
Received Not publishedBramber Primary School, Bramber Road, Worthing, BN14 8QB
Received Not publishedCamelsdale Primary School, School Road, Haslemere, GU27 3RN
Received Not publishedOak Grove College, The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Received Not publishedCatherington School, Martyrs Avenue, Langley Green, Crawley, RH11 7SF
Received Not publishedLoxwood C.P. School, Nicholsfield, Loxwood, Billingshurst, RH14 0SR
Received Not publishedWest of The Willows, Main Road, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO18 8AX
Received Not publishedHerons Dale Primary School, Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Received Not publishedWood Barn Farm, Adversane Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9ED
Received Not publishedBalcombe Wastewater Treatment Works, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JN
Received Not publishedLand to the west of Mannings Heath Wastewater Treatment Works, Gaggle Wood, Mannings Heath, Horsham
Received Not publishedOathall Community College, Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Received Not publishedLower Stumble Hydrocarbon Exploration Site, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6JH
Received Not publishedThomas A'Becket First School, Pelham Road, Worthing, BN13 1JB
Received Not publishedSt Andrews C of E High School for Boys, Sackville Road, Worthing, BN14 8BG
Received Not publishedLangley Green Primary School, Langley Parade, Langley Green, Crawley, RH11 7TF
Received Not publishedCroft Meadow, Elm Grove Lane, Steyning, BN44 3RJ
Received Not publishedRose Green Infant School, Hawkins Close, Bognor Regis, PO21 3LW
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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