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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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land west of Salthill Road, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO19 3QL
Received Not publishedBrookhurst Wood Landfill Site, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedBaystone Farm Closed Landfill Site, Mill Lane, Itchingfield, Horsham, RH13 0NP
Received Not publishedSt Paul's Catholic College, Jane Murray Way, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Received Not publishedSheddingdean Primary School, Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 8JT
Received Not publishedLyndhurst Infant School, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, BN11 2DG
Received Not publishedRowfant Business Centre, Wallage Lane, Rowfant, Crawley, RH10 4NQ
Received Not publishedRock Common Quarry, The Hollow, Washington, Pulborough, RH20 3DA
Received Not publishedWARNHAM WEALDEN BRICKWORKS, LANGHURST WOOD ROAD, HORSHAM
Received Not publishedNyewood Church of England Junior School, Brent Road, West Sussex, Bognor Regis, PO21 5NW
Received Not publishedWindmills Junior School, Dale Avenue, Keymer, Hassocks, BN6 8LS
Received Not publishedAngells Sandpit, Washington Road, Storrington, Pulborough
Received Not publishedLand South of, Brookhurst Wood Landfill Site, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedLyminster County Infants School, Wick Street, Littlehampton, BN17 7JZ,
Received Not publishedConnaught County Infants School, York Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6EW
Received Not publishedWaste Treatment Station, The Old Army Camp, Cemetery Lane, Westbourne, Emsworth
Received Not publishedEartham Gravel Pit, Eartham Lane, Halnaker, Chichester, PO18 0QS
Received Not publishedDurrington First School, Salvington Road, Worthing, BN13 2JD
Received Not publishedCrawley Library, Telford Place, Crawley
Received Not publishedBurleigh Oaks Farm Waste Transfer& Recycling Centre, East Street, Turners Hill, Crawley, RH10 4PZ
Received Not publishedSlinfold CofE School, The Street, Slinfold, West Sussex, RH13 0RR
Received Not publishedNyewood C of E Infant School, Brent Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 5NW
Received Not publishedCastlewood County Primary School, Castlewood Road, Southwater, RH13 9US
Received Not publishedOakmeeds Community College, Station Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
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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