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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Orchard Lodge, Hanlye Lane, Cuckfield, RH17 5HN
Received Not publishedGossops Green Community Primary School, Kidborough Road, Gossops Green, Crawley, RH11 8HW
Received Not publishedRudgwick Primary School, Tates Way, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3HW
Received Not publishedFerring C of E Primary School, Sea Lane, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5DU
Received Not publishedFormer Portfield Quarry, Chichester By Pass, Chichester, PO19 9UW
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Updown Hill, Haywards Heath, RH16 4GD
Received Not publishedMichael Ayres Junior School, South Way, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EZ
Received Not published18 Teasel Close, Crawley, RH11 9DZ
Received Not publishedMichael Ayres Junior School, South Way, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EZ
Received Not publishedGolding Barn Chalkpit
Received Not publishedChesswood Middle School, Chesswood Road, Worthing, BN11 2AA
Received Not publishedHambrook Gravel Pit, Common Road, Hambrook, Chichester
Received Not publishedThe Forest School, Comptons Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5NT
Received Not publishedThe Weald School, Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RY
Received Not publishedHobbs Barn, Grevatts Lane, Climping, Littlehampton, BN17 5RE
Received Not publishedAldingbourne Primary School, Westergate, West Sussex, Westsergate, PO20 3QR
Received Not publishedLand at Highwood Village, East of A24, Horsham RH12 1GF
Received Not publishedChesswood Middle School, Chesswood Road, Worthing, BN11 2AA
Received Not publishedPalatine School, Palatine Road, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 6JP
Received Not publishedBlackthorns Community Primary School, Blackthorns Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2UA
Received Not publishedWorthing Civic Amenity Site, Dominion Way, Worthing
Received Not publishedMotor Control Centre, Rudgwick Wastewater Treatment Works, off Haven Road, Rudgwick
Received Not publishedRydon Community College, Rock Road, Storrington, Pulborough, RH20 3AA
Received Not publishedWashington Pit, Hampers Lane, Sullington, West Sussex, RH20 4AF
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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