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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Fordwater School, Summersdale Road, Chichester, PO19 6PP
Received Not publishedOathall Community College, Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Received Not publishedMichael Ayres Junior School, South Way, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EZ
Received Not publishedMichael Ayres Junior School, South Way, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EZ
Received Not publishedHilltop Primary School, Ditchling Hill, Crawley, RH11 8QL
Received Not publishedLand to north of St Peter & St Paul's Church, Church Lane, Ashington, Pulborough
Received Not publishedHolmbush Primary School, Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Received Not publishedSt Peters C of E School, Holmans, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UQ
Received Not publishedHolbrook County Primary School, Holbrook School Lane, Horsham, RH12 5PP
Received Not publishedHawthorns Primary School, 9 Poplar Road, Northbrook, Worthing, BN13 3EZ
Received Not publishedFreshfield Lane Brickworks, Freshfield Lane, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7HH
Received Not publishedLidsey Oil Site, Lidsey Road, Bognor Regis, PO22 9PH
Received Not publishedBurgess Hill HWRS & Transfer Station, Fairbridge Way, Burgess Hill, RH15 8AR
Received Not publishedBosham Wastewater Treatment Works, Harts Farm, Hoe Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8ER
Received Not publishedEastlands, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NB
Received Not publishedLand at New Monks Farm, Cecil Pashley Way, Shoreham Airport, Shoreham-by-Sea
Received Not publishedSite of Petworth C of E Primary School, Littlecote, Petworth
Received Not publishedChichester Railway Station, Southgate, Chichester, PO19 8DL
Received Not publishedDownview Primary School, Wroxham Way, Bognor Regis, PO22 8ER
Received Not publishedCourt Meadow School, Hanlye Lane, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HN
Received Not publishedWisborough Green County Primary School, Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green, Billingshurst, RH14 0EE
Received Not publishedWhite Styles Middle School, White Styles Road, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0BU
Received Not publishedPenneys Wharf, Albion Street, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4EG
Received Not publishedCrawley Household Waste Recycling Site and Transfer Station
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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