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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832 approved · 68 refused · 27 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedAWDM/0536/26
New front porch and other alterations to frontage, including extension of roof to front over garage and addition of vertical 'fins' to parts of front elevation, alterations to windows, removal of wall and steps to front, lowering of ground level at front and new driveway surface
1A Mill Hill Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5TG
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0537/26
Application to vary condition 1 (approved drawings) and 3 (materials to match) of Application AWDM/1401/24. Amendments to include anthracite cladding of the dormer.
8 Abbots Way Lancing West Sussex BN15 9DH
Received 5 May 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0538/26
Application to vary the conditions of planning permission AWDM/0960/16 for change of use to drinking establishment (as subsequently varied by AWDM/1779/19): Proposed variations to allow to allow recorded and acoustic live music to be played on the premises (condition 8); to vary the opening hours to between 10.00 and 23.00hrs (Monday to Thursday), 10.00 to 24.00hrs (Friday, Saturday and Bank/Public Holidays), and 11.00 to 22.30hrs (Sundays)(Condition 9); to allow customers to eat takeaway food on the premises (Condition 11); to allow the existing tables on the private forecourt area to remain fixed in situ (Condition 12); and to allow the front door to remain open until 22.00hrs daily (Condition 17).
The Grizzly Bear 33 South Street Worthing West Sussex BN14 7LG
Received 5 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/0539/26
Erection of shipping containers over two levels to provide commercial, leisure and cafe (Class E) mixed use community hub with external access and decking, PV panels, parking and associated works in conjunction with change of use from storage (Class B8)
Land And Car Parks Between 22 To 26 Upper High Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 5 May 2026 - UnknownAWDM/0540/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.46 of 1997 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2.5 metres one Oak tree T3.
49 Offington Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 9PJ
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0541/26
Replacement of existing timber sash windows with UPVC sliding sash windows on front (North) elevation (first and second floors only).
87 Rowlands Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3JX
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0542/26
Advertisement consent for internally illuminated fascia sign, internally illuminated projecting sign; keyline illumination to front elevation, and internally illuminated sign at rear for deliveries
56 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HE
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0543/26
Installation of air handling/plant units on roof
56 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HE
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0544/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 33 of 2001 to reduce crown height by up to 2 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 1.75 to 2 metres and to crown lift up to 4 metres one Sycamore tree T2 and one Norway Maple T3.
4 Broadwater Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 8AE
Received 5 May 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0546/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 1-12 (incl) of application AWDM/0080/24. (ALLOWED ON APPEAL)
41 Overmead Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5NS
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0547/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Surface Water Drainage) of application AWDM/0525/24. (ALLOWED ON APPEAL)
Elreg House 58 Rosslyn Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6WP
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0548/26
Proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear additions, alteration to front elevation window
36 The Broadway Lancing West Sussex BN15 8NY
Received 6 May 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0549/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (BNG), 5 (Details of hard and soft landscaping), 11 (Cycle parking),12 (Surface Water drainage scheme), 13 (Management of drainage scheme), 14 (CMP), 15 (Sustainable Design Features) of approved application AWDM/0021/25
12 Valley Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 0JR
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0550/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed loft conversion including hip to part gable roof extension, rear dormer with Juliet balcony, side window
112 Findon Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 0AT
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0551/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.37 of 2003 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 1 to 2 metres one Deodar tree T33.
23 Fourth Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 9NY
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0553/26
Single storey side/rear extension
29 Southview Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4TW
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0554/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.9 of 2009 to crown lift up to 2 metres over public pavement and up to 5 metres over carriageway (Hurston Close) one Yew tree T1.
9 Fontwell Close Worthing West Sussex BN14 0AD
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0555/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed single storey rear extension and front porch
32 Arlington Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4TA
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0556/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.4 of 1998 to re-pollard to previous points one Black Poplar tree T1, and to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 1 metre two Holly trees T1 and T2 of group G1.
Flat 3 30 Mill Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 5DR
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0557/26
Single storey front extension
103 Old Fort Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HA
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0558/26
Installation of patio door and balustrading to form Juliet Balcony on 1st floor flat
10 Kings Court Beach Green Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5YD
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0559/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed enlarged front porch.
126 Eastern Avenue Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6PE
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0560/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.91 of 2001 to fell and replace one Beech tree T1 of group G2.
7 Cherry Tree Close Worthing West Sussex BN13 3QJ
Received 8 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/0561/26
Application to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission AWDM/0615/13. Proposed amendment to the size and configuration of Plot 1 and the design and layout of the dwelling on Plot 1. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Demolition of The Drive and redevelopment to provide four detached houses, together with access road, parking and landscaping (including felling of trees/replacement planting).
The Drive Mill Lane Worthing West Sussex BN13 3DF
Received 8 May 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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