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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Adur District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Adur District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,248Searchable applications
319Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 900 approved or refused records
68Refused applications
832 approved · 68 refused · 27 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Nov 2024 to 24 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 8 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & Building ControlContact planning Full contact details (Planning (Development Management))Local plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice Do I need planning permission?Conservation areas Conservation and HeritageArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@adur-worthing.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas7 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas9 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- UnknownAWDM/0109/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.36 of 2003 to reduce crown height by up to 2.5 metres, (to previous points) one Holm Oak tree T18.
14 Second Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 9NX
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0110/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with rear and side dormers and front rooflights
105 Loxwood Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 7RG
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedNOTICE/0001/26
Application for prior approval for proposed change of use of the ground floor from a former foot clinic (Class E) to residential to provide additional space for the first and second floor dwelling. NOTE FOR CONSULTATION: External works shown on the proposed plans are not assessed as part of this application
4 Warwick Place Worthing West Sussex BN11 3EU
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0112/26
Non-material amendment to previously approved AWDM/0722/25 to increase the width of the doors.
Beach Chalets All Beach Parade Worthing West Sussex
Received 29 Jan 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0113/26
Single-storey side extension connected to rear of existing garage/side extension
9 Milton Close Lancing West Sussex BN15 8BX
Received 30 Jan 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0114/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 (Parking Management Plan) of AWDM/1314/22 (ALLOWED ON APPEAL 12.06.23)
Sandpiper Court 1 Salt Marsh Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0115/26
Proposed rear dormer, plus additional front rooflight to original main roof; together with changes to fenestration to the whole dwelling including the removal of the garage door and its replacement with an entrance door and side window.
2 Sedbury Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 0LL
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0116/26
Proposed single storey rear extension, rooms in roof consisting of hip to gable-end, rear dormers and front roof lights.
19 Western Close Lancing West Sussex BN15 8RU
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0117/26
Enclosure of part of second floor rear terrace to create orangery
9 Warwick Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3ET
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0118/26
Application for Listed Building Consent for internal changes including new staircase to basement, walls to utility, chimneys opened up, removal of ground floor wall and creation of front door lobby, sliding door at first floor, second floor bathroom and removal of walls and external enclosure of part of second floor balcony to create orangery
9 Warwick Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3ET
Received 30 Jan 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0119/26
Single storey detached annexe for dependant relative in side garden (following removal of garage)
72 Ophir Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2ST
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0120/26
Demolish conservatory. Proposed single storey rear extension.
1 Tyne Close Worthing West Sussex BN13 3NG
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0121/26
Proposed single storey side extension and new pitched roof over existing first floor rear extension.
3 Saxons Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5JE
Received 30 Jan 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0122/26
Alterations to the fenestration including replacement windows, Juliette balconies and cladding, reduced glazing to the ground floor.To accompany the approved change of use ref: NOTICE/0007/25
1 - 3 Ship Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5DH
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0123/26
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed garden room
55 Stoney Lane Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6LD
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/0124/26
Extensions and alterations to include a widening of the existing garage, provision of a single storey link between the garage and the existing house, rear extension to ground floor (with balcony over), raising of roof eaves and ridge height to form first floor accommodation with first floor rear balcony. Extension of existing lower ground floor area and rear terrace. Increase in width of external walls to provide improved insulation, use of horizontal timber cladding on rear and east side and slate tiles
50 Brighton Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8ET
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0125/26
Application to vary condition 1 (Approved plans) and condition 3 (Tree protection works) and remove conditions 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11 (Tree and Steyne Gardens conditions) of application AWDM/0968/25. Amendments include a change to horizontal drilling from open trenches, and a change to the development boundary to allow for a revised pipe route location through Steyne Gardens and to include pits to allow for the horizontal drilling. Conditions 4, 5, 6 and 10 are to be removed as the change to directional drilling will not include the removal of any trees and the memorial gardens will not be affected by the horizontal drilling. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION - Extension to buried pipework and associated equipment to connect to the district heat network. The pipework will run underground along High St, through Steyne Gardens and east and west along the promenade to connect the energy centre with Splashpoint and Pavilion Theatre.
Multi Storey Car Park High Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0126/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.3 of 2015 to reduce radial spread by up to 3 metres, and to crown lift up to 6 metres, and remove deadwood one Monterey Cypress tree T1.
Lindfield Place 22 Lyndhurst Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0127/26
Single storey rear extension
7 Waterdyke Avenue Southwick West Sussex BN42 4DF
Received 2 Feb 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0128/26
Single storey side extension
4 Tarragon Way Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6JG
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0129/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4.6m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 2.5m and height of eaves of the extension 2.2m
16 Sunny Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 4BD
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0130/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 3.5m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3.3m and height of eaves of the extension 2.33m
17 Castle Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 1BS
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0131/26
Proposed replacement of existing UPVC windows and door to rear elevation in UPVC
Flat 4 Romney Court Winchelsea Gardens Worthing West Sussex BN11 5EU
Received 3 Feb 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0132/26
Application for consent under Adur Tree Preservation Order No.1 of 2017 to crown thin by up to 15% Acer tree T3, and crown lift up to 3 metres one Whitebeam T4.
Street Record The Cotswolds Southwick West Sussex
Received 3 Feb 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Adur District 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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