West Sussex County Council: Planning Applications Online (Minerals, Waste, County)

Welcome to our online service for planning applications, which should provide you with all the information you wish to know about the applications we are dealing with.  It also allows you to submit your applications online.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

Applications should be made to the county council for permission to carry out:

• mineral development (e.g., sand, gravel, chalk, clay extraction);
• waste development (e.g., landfill, tipping, waste recycling, transfer stations, wastewater treatment works);
• the county council’s own development (e.g., schools, libraries, care homes).

The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) is the County Council's policy for involving interested parties when consulting on the above mentioned types of planning applications, and in preparing the documents to be included in the Minerals and Waste Development Framework (MWDF).  Consultation on planning applications will have to comply with the adopted SCI.

All other types of planning application are dealt with by the district and borough councils.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS ONLINE

Viewing applications online

You can search for and look at minerals, waste, and the county council's own applications registered since April 2004.

You can also see these applications by visiting us at County Hall in Chichester or the relevant district or borough council's office (or online at the appropriate district or borough council's web site).

Copies of applications yet to be decided can also be seen by visiting us at County Hall in Chichester or at the relevant district or borough council's office.

Submitting applications online

You can submit an application online for minerals, waste, or county council (Regulation 3) developments.  Applications created can be saved at any time for completion later.  Supporting documentation must be in PDF format.

To submit waste and Regulation 3 applications, you will be directed to the Planning Portal, where you will need to register a user name and password.  Further information on submitting and viewing applications for professional users is available on the Planning Portal.

Minerals applications need to be submitted differently.  On your first visit to the online system, you will be asked to create a profile.  Once created, you will be able to track the progress of your submitted application online.

Submitting comments

You can make comments on an application by post - view our contact details - or online.

To submit comments online for a particular application:

• You will need to search for the application (opens in a new window).
• Click on the 'view full details' link that appears beneath the application's summary details.
• Click the 'submit comments about this application' link.
• Complete and submit the form.

PRE-APPLICATION ADVICE

Please contact us to discuss proposals with a specialist planning officer before submitting an application.  This advice is free of charge.  See below for full contact details.

WEEKLY LIST - APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS

The lists (old and current) are included in the weekly Members' Information Service (MIS): select a week - the weekly list is incorporated within the report so scroll down to view.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

View agendas and minutes from Planning Committee.

To find out about taking part in a meeting, read our guide on public participation at Planning Committee (pdf, 61KB), also available under Downloads.

DECISIONS AND DECISION NOTICES

Use the online search facility to obtain the list of decisions made.  Decision Notices can be printed for reference but they do not include dates or signatures for security reasons.

CONTACT US

For further information, please contact us.