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1,712 approved · 70 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Field Place First School, Nelson Road, Worthing, BN12 6EN
Received Not publishedHalnaker Chalk Pit, Halnaker, Chichester
Received Not publishedManor Hall Middle School, Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NF
Received Not publishedEastergate CofE Primary School, Church Lane, Eastergate, Chichester, PO20 3UT
Received Not publishedChichester Tutorial Unit, Fletcher Place, North Mundham, Chichester, PO20 1JR
Received Not publishedHaylind Road Open Space, Haylind Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 2ST
Received Not publishedShelley Infant School, Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3LU
Received Not publishedDurrington Infant School, Salvington Road, Worthing, BN13 2JD
Received Not publishedLand at Slatehouse Farm, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5TQ
Received Not publishedWaterfield County First School, Waterfield Gardens, Bewbush, Crawley, RH11 8RA
Received Not publishedUnit 1, Blenheim Road & Chartwell Road, Lancing Business Park, Lancing, BN15 8TY
Received Not publishedFlora McDonald County Junior School, Whitelea Road, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 7JL
Received Not publishedThree Bridges Junior School, Gales Drive, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1PD
Received Not publishedLyndhurst Infant School, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, BN11 2DG
Received Not publishedBramber First School, Bramber Road, Worthing, BN14 8QB
Received Not publishedHorstead Keynes WTW, Cinder Hill Lane, Horstead Keynes, West Sussex, RH17 7BD.
Received Not publishedStorrington Oilwell Site, Pulborough Road, Cootham, Pulborough, RH20 4HP
Received Not publishedBishop Luffa C of E School, Bishop Luffa Close, Chichester, PO19 3LT
Received Not publishedThomas A Becket Infant School, 60A Pelham Road, Worthing, BN13 1JB
Received Not publishedFishbourne C of E Primary School, Roman Way, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO19 3QS
Received Not publishedParklands Community Primary School, Durnford Close, Chichester, PO19 3AG
Received Not publishedFreshfield Lane Brickworks, Freshfield Lane, Danehill, RH17 7HH
Received Not publishedAshpark Brickworks, Shillinglee Road, Palistow
Received Not publishedCissbury Lodge, The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 2QQ
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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