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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Connaught County Infants School, York Road, Littlehampton
Received Not publishedRydon Community College, Rock Road, Storrington, Pulborough, RH20 3AA
Received Not publishedWaterfield Primary School, Waterfield Gardens, Bewbush, Crawley, RH11 8RA
Received Not publishedLidsey Landfill, Lidsey Road, Bognor Regis, PO22 9PL
Received Not publishedRampion onshore cable route, East Worthing to Bolney
Received Not publishedAngmering School, Station Road, Angmering, Littlehampton, BN16 4HH
Received Not publishedFairway Infant School, Fairway, Crawley, RH10 3QD
Received Not publishedHawthorns Primary School, 9 Poplar Road, Northbrook, Worthing, BN13 3EZ
Received Not publishedParklands Community Primary School, Durnford Close, Chichester, PO19 3AG
Received Not publishedNewick House School, Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0DP
Received Not publishedQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NW
Received Not publishedThomas Bennett Community College, Ashdown Drive, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5AD
Received Not publishedWoodbarn Farm, Adversane Lane, Broadford Bridge, Billingshurst, RH14 9ED
Received Not publishedShoreham Academy, 76, Kingston Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
Received Not publishedThe Laurels Primary School, 47 Winterbourne Way, Worthing, BN13 3QH
Received Not publishedThe Old Coal Yard, Jury Lane, Sidlesham Common, Chichester, PO20 7PX
Received Not publishedFishbourne C of E Primary School, Roman Way, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO19 3JF
Received Not publishedBognor Regis Community College, Westloats Lane, Bognor Regis
Received Not publishedLavant Wastewater Treatment Works, Fordwater Road, East Lavant, Chichester, PO18 0AJ
Received Not publishedLand north of Baldwins Hill Primary School, Lowdells Lane, East Grinstead
Received Not publishedLand at Bolney Park Farm, Broxmead Lane, Bolney, RH17 5RJ
Received Not publishedAmbersham Bridge, New Road, Graffham, Petworth,
Received Not publishedFairway Infant School, Fairway, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3QD
Received Not publishedRock Common Quarry, The Hollow, Washington, Pulborough, RH20 3DA
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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