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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Baldwins Hill Primary School, Lowdells Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 2AP
Received Not publishedRusper Primary School, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
Received Not publishedHorton Landfill Site, Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, BN5 9XH
Received Not publishedFelpham Downview CP School, Wroxham Hill, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 8ER
Received Not publishedWest Green Primary School, West Green Drive, Crawley, RH11 7EL
Received Not publishedImberhorne Upper School, Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 1QY
Received Not publishedTesco Stores Ltd, New Road, Worthing, BN13 3PB
Received Not publishedHerons Dale Primary School, Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Received Not publishedLand to the rear of Warren Cottage, Warren Lane, Summersdale, Chichester
Received Not publishedDesmond Anderson School, Anderson Road, Crawley, RH10 5EA
Received Not publishedWest Green Primary School, West Green Drive, Crawley, RH11 7EL
Received Not publishedHorsham Wastewater Treatment Works, Southwater Bypass, Horsham, RH12 3UB
Received Not publishedHassocks Infant School, Chancellors Park, Hassocks, BN6 8EY
Received Not publishedPagham Wastewater Treatment Works, Summer Lane, Pagham, PO21 4NG
Received Not publishedValdoe Quarry, New Road, Westhampnett, West Sussex
Received Not publishedHawthorns First School, Poplar Road, Worthing, BN13 3EZ
Received Not publishedNew Circular Technology Park (former Ford Blockworks), Ford Airfield Industrial Estate, Ford, Arundel, BN18 0HY
Received Not published55 Tarrant Street, Arundel
Received Not publishedFordwater School, Summersdale Road, Chichester, PO19 6PP
Received Not publishedRampion onshore cable route, East Worthing to Bolney
Received Not publishedBrookhurst Wood Landfill Site, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
Received Not publishedChesswood Middle School, Chesswood Road, Worthing, BN11 2AA
Received Not publishedUnit D5 & D6, Rudford Industrial Estate, Ford Road, Ford, Arundel, BN18 0BD
Received Not publishedWhite Meadows Primary School, Whitelea Road, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 7JL
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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