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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832 approved · 68 refused · 27 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RegisteredAWDM/0792/26
Single storey side / rear infill extension.
14 Cobden Road Worthing Central Worthing West Sussex BN11 4BD
Received 29 Jun 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0793/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce height of 2x Bay trees (T1 and T2): height reductions up to 3m to clear from phone lines, radial reduction up to 1.5m to tidy remainder; Willow (T3): removal of lowest, collapsed limb to West; in the Goring Conservation Area.
Malthouse Cottages Jefferies Lane Worthing West Sussex
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0795/26
Wraparound dormer to side and rear roofslopes
24 Lime Tree Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 0DL
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0796/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3.7m and height of eaves of the extension 3m
94 Eastern Avenue Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6PE
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0797/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3.4m and height of eaves of the extension 3m.
74 Tower Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 9HT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0798/26
(Amended plans showing rear extension reduced to 3.5 metres in depth and half hipped roof added) Single storey side and rear extension.
46 Phoenix Way Southwick West Sussex BN42 4HP
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0799/26
Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (Sustainable construction) , 9 (bin and buggy stores), 10 (Landscaping) and 13 (CMP) of approved application AWDM/0727/25.
8 Southey Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0800/26
Hip to gable roof extension, enlargement of rear dormer; rooflights to front elevation
18 Lynchmere Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 0PD
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0801/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (materials), 6 (drainage), 7 (drainage maintenance), 11 (landscaping) of approved application AWDM/1492/25.
St Johns Court Penstone Close Lancing West Sussex
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0802/26
Proposed additional storey resulting in a two-storey dwelling with single storey front extension and associated works
2 Central Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 0DR
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0803/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce and reshape by upto 2 metres allowing a minimum of 1 metre clearance to the building, crown thin by 10% and crown raise to 2.5 metres over the footpath, Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) T1; to reduce back to the boundary line overhang of Leylandii (Cupressus) T2; in the Chapel Road Conservation Area.
15 Ambrose Place Worthing West Sussex
Received 1 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0804/26
Replacement shopfront including new roller shutter, overdoor heater, and relocated tagging gates
65 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3BN
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/0805/26
Change of use from school (Class F1) to Children's Nursery (Class E (f))
Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT
Received 2 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0806/26
Construction of two-storey one-bedroom dwelling (following the demolition/alteration of the existing structures)
173A Findon Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 0BQ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0807/26
Application to vary condition 1 (approved plans) of application AWDM/0961/25 to provide a two-storey garage with first floor storage in place of the single-storey garage. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Proposed demolition of existing cafe (Use class Eb) and construction of new garage at 29 Richmond Road. Change of Use of 29 Richmond Road to residential use as part of 31 Richmond Road. Construction of new front boundary wall. New conservation rooflights to ancillary building, new side extension to ancillary building. Relocation of dropped kerb creating new one and removing the existing.
Site Of 29 And 31 Richmond Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 2 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0809/26
Ground floor front infill extension; raising of roof ridge with gable ends and rooflights to create first floor accommodation within roof space (re-submission of refused application AWDM/0049/26).
57 Hollingbury Gardens Worthing West Sussex BN14 0EB
Received 2 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0810/26
New development comprising the erection of 10 no. dwellings following the demolition of existing agricultural barns
Land And Barns New Salts Farm New Salts Farm Road Lancing West Sussex
Received 3 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0811/26
Replacement of existing crittal windows on north elevation with powder coated black aluminium windows.
13A Montague Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 3 Jul 2026 - UnknownNOTICE/0010/26
Application for prior approval for proposed change of use of upper floors from commercial (Use Class E) to create one self contained flat (Use Class C3)
32 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HA
Received 3 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0812/26
Replacement entrance porch; replacement roof materials; fenestration alterations including new and replacement doors, windows and rooflights; rendering of the front and rear elevations; balustrade to rear terrace; front boundary treatment; and erection of a detached carport with integrated photovoltaic panels on associated land opposite.
4 Warwick Place Worthing West Sussex BN11 3EU
Received 7 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0814/26
Single storey rear extension to form garage
Windsor Clinic 171 Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2EX
Received 7 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0816/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to remove one Laburnum (T1), remove one Holly (T2) and reduce height and radial reduction up to a maximum of 2.5m one Cherry (T3) in the Shakespeare Road Conservation Area
161 Heene Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4NY
Received 7 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0817/26
Single storey rear extension
139 West Way Lancing West Sussex BN15 8NB
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0818/26
Replacement of 3no. timber sash windows and repair of 3no. timber sash windows
40A High Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 1LL
Received 3 Jun 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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