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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning@adur-worthing.gov.uk Council source

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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

DecidedAWDM/0063/26
Proposed installation of new kitchen extraction system with additional flue duct/riser to rear elevation. Retention of refurbished rear infill shed and covered, 'walk-in' cooler and wall-mounted condenser unit to rear.
74 Heene Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3RG
Received 19 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0064/26
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for proposed replacement of existing timber framed windows with double glazed UPVC windows on front elevation
40 The Green Southwick West Sussex BN42 4FR
Received 20 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0065/26
Rear extension and front porch (rear conservatory removed)
66 Shadwells Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 9EW
Received 20 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0066/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.8 of 2005 to fell and replace one Corsican Pine tree T1.
26 St Michaels Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4RY
Received 20 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0067/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed conversion of loft space including a hip to gable roof extensions, a dormer extension at the rear, installation of 4no. rooflights
21 Sunny Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 4BD
Received 20 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0068/26
Retrospective application for retention of an outbuilding, for ancillary home office use incidental to the main dwelling house.
13 Mill Hill Gardens Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5TN
Received 21 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0069/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.44 of 1995 to crown thin by up to 15% Holm Oak trees T11, T22 and T30, and to fell and replace Holm Oak tree T12 all of group G2.
Glaxo Smithkline Southdownview Way Worthing West Sussex BN14 8QH
Received 21 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0070/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 11 (Drainage); Condition 12 (Drainage Maintenance); Condition 14 (Foul Drainage): of approved application AWDM/1683/23.
75 Marlborough Road Lancing Business Park Lancing West Sussex
Received 22 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0071/26
Change of use from a day centre caring for adults with special needs to a children's day nursery (Use Class E) with a new fence to enclose frontage on Woodside Road
Fitzalan Howard Day Centre Pavilion Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7EF
Received 22 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0072/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Door joinery details) of AWDM/1364/25
Ayrton 2 Beach House Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2EJ
Received 22 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0073/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.37 of 2002 to reduce to allow clearance to Streetlamp of up 1 metre two Western Red Cedar trees of group G1.
Rutland Gate Beccles Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4AJ
Received 22 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0074/26
Single storey extension to North side, replacement of front porch, application of render and cladding to exterior walls
29 Salvington Hill Worthing West Sussex BN13 3AZ
Received 22 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0075/26
Single storey side/rear extension
27 Gordon Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6WF
Received 23 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0076/26
Single storey rear extension
24 Palmers Way Worthing West Sussex BN13 3DP
Received 23 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0077/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed refurbishment of building facade render and cladding as a result of fire safety works
Hampton Court Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 23 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0078/26
Removal of shed and replacement with a new shed; garden landscaping including hardstanding and boundary treatment (part retrospective)
14 Ambrose Place Worthing West Sussex BN11 1PZ
Received 23 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0079/26
Listed Building Consent for removal of shed and replacement with a new shed, and landscape garden design including hardstanding and boundary treatment (part retrospective)
14 Ambrose Place Worthing West Sussex BN11 1PZ
Received 23 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0080/26
Consultation by West Sussex County Council WSCC/007/26 for: Retrospective application for the siting and use of 1 double temporary classroom unit (Variation of Condition No.1 of planning permission WSCC/011/19/WB to retain the temporary modular building).
Durrington Infant And Junior Schools 81A Salvington Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 2JD
Received 23 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0081/26
Consultation by West Sussex County Council (WSCC Reg 3 application WSCC/006/26) on "Retrospective application for the siting and use of 1 temporary classroom unit (Variation of Condition No.1 of planning permission WSCC/007/19 to retain the temporary building)"
Vale School 88 Vale Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 0DB
Received 23 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0082/26
Change of use of to provide a mixed use with a new church/community hall and Parish office, and 7 no. residential units (comprising 5 houses and 2 flats). Includes partial demolition at rear, replacement roof and new rear roof extensions, rear extension, new glazing and door/window openings and removal of shopfronts
Site Of And Land At St Marys Church Hall 25 East Street And 1 And 1A New Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 26 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0083/26
Part two storey/part single storey side extension
54 Middle Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6GA
Received 26 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0086/26
Change of use from live work unit to dwelling house
4 Harbour House Harbour Way Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HZ
Received 26 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0087/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 5m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 2.95m and height of eaves of the extension 2.95m
11 Pevensey Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 5NP
Received 26 Jan 2026
DecidedAWDM/0089/26
Single-storey rear extension; side extension; roof alterations to create habitable accommodation within the roof space, including raising of ridge height, gables with front and rear barn hips (over existing building and side extension) and rooflights; front porch
5 Gorse Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 9PG
Received 26 Jan 2026

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Worthing Borough 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.

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