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Worthing Borough Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Worthing Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
1,071Searchable applications
308Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 737 approved or refused records
56Refused applications

681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas27 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas8 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

  1. RegisteredAWDM/0009/26

    Subdivision of existing dwelling plot to provide 2no. 2-storey, semi-detached house to west side garden, repair of fire damaged Listed building (including reinstatement of thatch roof), enlargement of existing car parking to east side accessed off Pond Lane to provide shared parking area with bin/cycle store.

    Thatch Cottage Pond Lane Worthing West Sussex BN13 2RH

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  2. RegisteredAWDM/0010/26

    Application for Listed Building Consent to repair fire damaged Listed building including reinstatement of thatch roof and associated internal and external restoration works.

    Thatch Cottage Pond Lane Worthing West Sussex BN13 2RH

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  3. DecidedAWDM/0011/26

    Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Flood Risk Emergency Plan) of application AWDM/0905/25

    First Floor Office 15 South Farm Road Gaisford Worthing West Sussex BN14 7AB

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  4. DecidedAWDM/0013/26

    Hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer.

    25 Shingle Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5RH

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  5. UnknownAWDM/0014/26

    Consultation by West Sussex County Council for a variation of condition 11 of planning permission WSCC/046/15/L to allow for waste export activities from the site on bank holidays

    41 Chartwell Road Lancing Business Park Lancing West Sussex BN15 8TU

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  6. DecidedAWDM/0018/26

    Proposed two storey side extension

    37 Rectory Farm Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 0ED

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  7. DecidedAWDM/0019/26

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Noise Impact) of Application AWDM/0797/25.

    Co Operative Retail Services 8 - 16 Southwick Square Southwick West Sussex BN42 4FJ

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  8. DecidedAWDM/0020/26

    First floor rear extension

    7 Allington Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 8QD

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  9. RegisteredAWDM/0021/26

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 (Construction Management Plan) and 7 (Window details) of approved application AWDM/1169/22

    Former 34 To 36 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HB

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  10. DecidedAWDM/0022/26

    Replacement of timber windows with aluminium windows to first floor front elevation.

    35A Chapel Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1EG

    Received 9 Jan 2026
  11. DecidedAWDM/0023/26

    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 4m and height of eaves of the extension 2.7m

    50 Palmerston Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4RN

    Received 9 Jan 2026
  12. DecidedAWDM/0024/26

    Variation of Condition 1 (Approved plans) of AWDM/1892/21 to change the unit from one-bedroom to two-bedrooms.ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Self containment of first floor flat involving installation of separate front entrance and replacement shopfront

    136 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex

    Received 9 Jan 2026
  13. DecidedAWDM/0025/26

    Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4.5m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3.1m and height of eaves of the extension 2.9m (replacing existing conservatory)

    3 Kennet Close Worthing West Sussex BN13 3LD

    Received 9 Jan 2026
  14. UnknownAWDM/0026/26

    Application to Vary Condition No. 1 of Previously approved AWDM/0961/17 To provide additional details of the approved Memorial Garden.ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Hybrid planning application seeking (1) Full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of 249 dwellings with temporary access via Grinstead Lane, a Country Park, relocation and extension of the Withy Patch Gypsy and Traveller site, permanent access via a new roundabout on the A27, landscaping, two additional football pitches and other associated infrastructure (including pumping facility at the River Adur); (2) Outline planning permission (with only landscaping reserved) for a non-food retail store (Use Class A1); and (3) Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved other than access) for the erection of a further 351 dwellings, community hub, primary school, and landscaping. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment.

    Land South Of A27 Shoreham Bypass And North West Of Old Shoreham Road Lancing West Sussex

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  15. DecidedAWDM/0027/26

    Demolish existing conservatory and construct a single storey rear extension

    57 Downland Avenue Southwick West Sussex BN42 4RL

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  16. DecidedAWDM/0028/26

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 10 (Surface Water Drainage); 11 (Foul Water Drainage); 12 (Surface Water Maintenance and Management Plan); 13 (Flow to Watercourses) of approved application AWDM/0323/19 in relation to Phase 2.

    Land South Of West Street And West Of Loose Lane Sompting West Sussex

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  17. DecidedAWDM/0029/26

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (Surface Water Drainage) of application AWDM/1246/25.

    154 Old Fort Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HL

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  18. DecidedAWDM/0030/26

    Non-Material Amendment to approved AWDM/0759/23 for addition of roof mounted PV panels, addition of external vent grilles, and addition of floor mounted external condenser units/cages

    Land North Of Eastbrook Manor Community Centre West Road Southwick West Sussex

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  19. DecidedAWDM/0031/26

    Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce radial spread by 1 to 2 metres Prunus T1, reduce crown height up to 3 metres and radial spread by up to 2.5 metres Beech tree T2, and reduce crown height by up to 2 metres and reduce radial spread by up to 1.5 metres and crown thin 15% one Apple tree T3 in the Shakespeare Road Conservation Area.

    29 Shakespeare Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4AS

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  20. DecidedAWDM/0033/26

    The erection of an additional single modern employment unit for B2 use with ancillary offices

    53 Spencer Road Lancing Business Park Lancing West Sussex BN15 8UA

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  21. DecidedAWDM/0034/26

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer, front rooflights and side window. Amendment to existing soil and vent pipe.

    15 Sullington Way Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6PJ

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  22. DecidedAWDM/0035/26

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7 (Surface water drainage scheme ), 8 (maintenance management drainage), 9 (foul surface water drainage details), 13 (BNG plan) and 14 (HMMP) of Application AWDM/0607/25.

    2 Cotswold Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 2LA

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  23. DecidedAWDM/0036/26

    Single storey rear extension

    398 Upper Shoreham Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5ND

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  24. RegisteredAWDM/0037/26

    Application for Listed Building Consent to change the roof tiles from the concrete to a clay tile, and change the UPVC gutters and downpipes to aluminium (cast iron imitation).

    St Marys Cottage St Marys Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5ZA

    Received 14 Jan 2026

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