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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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Control Contact planning Full contact details (Planning (Development Management))Local plan Planning Policy Pre-application advice Do I need planning permission?Conservation areas Conservation and Heritage Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

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

DecidedNOTICE/0002/26
Application for permitted development for prior approval for change of use from offices (Use Class E) to 1no. 1 bedroom flat (C3)
5 West Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5WF
Received 19 Feb 2026
UnknownAWDM/0219/26
Consultation by West Sussex County Council (application WSCC/011/26) Installation of fire suppression system
41 Chartwell Road Lancing Business Park Lancing West Sussex BN15 8TU
Received 19 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0220/26
Application to approve/vary details pursuant to conditions 6 (Construction Management Plan), 9 (canopy details ), 10 (Surfacing Details), 12 (surface water drainage), 13 (landscaping), 14 (verification plan), 15 (external lighting) and 16 (foul drainage) of Approved AWDM/1228/25.ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Temporary use of land as padel centre comprising six covered courts with associated changing rooms, cafe/retail/reception area, car and cycle parking.
Fishermans Wharf Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 20 Feb 2026
UnknownAWDM/0221/26
Conversion of bungalow to a two storey house, including extensions to front and rear and addition of first floor and new pitched roof
Meadway Old Salts Farm Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8JD
Received 20 Feb 2026
UnknownAWDM/0222/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 3.65m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 2.82m and height of eaves of the extension 2.62m
77 Cranworth Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2JE
Received 20 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0223/26
Change of use of upper floors to provide two residential units (Use Class C3); shopfront alterations to include separate residential access; replacement of windows with double glazed windows; dormer reconstructed; and rooflights
11 Warwick Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3DF
Received 20 Feb 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0224/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown thin 15% one Silver Birch tree T1 in the Shakespeare Road Conservation Area.
Flat 2 5 Cowper Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PD
Received 20 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0225/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce radial spread to north by up to 3.5 metres one Bay tree T1 in the Heene Conservation Area.
81 Manor Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4SL
Received 20 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0226/26
Garage conversion to habitable room with single storey front extension
76 St Andrews Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 1HJ
Received 20 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0227/26
Raising of the roof ridge to form a two storey dwelling with front and rear dormers, front porch, rear, side and front extensions. New external cladding and alterations to the front garden.
14 St James Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 0NN
Received 23 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0228/26
Application for a Non-Material Amendment following approval AWDM/1281/19. Amendments: 1, Introducation of vents on the North and West elevations and adjustments of louvres to external doors; 2. Introduction of a cooling unit on the fifth-floor maintenance roof required in connection with UPS room at GF level in connection with the introduction of two smoke shafts within the building to comply with the fire strategy;3. Adjustments to GF landscaping and coordination of levels to comply with the fire strategy and Building Regulation requirements.
Former Mannings Surry Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 23 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0229/26
Single storey rear extension
18 Sedbury Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 0LL
Received 23 Feb 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0231/26
Single storey extension, replacement roof and conversion of detached garage to provide annexe accommodation for visiting friends and family
18 The Heights Worthing West Sussex BN14 0AL
Received 23 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0232/26
Change of use from school (Use Class F1) to commercial/business service/office (Use Class E)
Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT
Received 23 Feb 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0233/26
Secondary vehicular access to create in out driveway, new brick wall with piers
113 Upper Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 9JD
Received 23 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0234/26
Change of use of the existing retail shop (Use Class E) to form a residential house (Use Class C3) by way of a two-storey rear extension and ground floor alterations to replace shopfront with windows
119 Westcourt Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7DP
Received 24 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0235/26
Insertion of new and enlarged window openings at first and second floors and railing at roof level
105 - 109 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 24 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0236/26
Single-storey rear extension and adjacent glazed catslide roof; new porch; extension of garage with roof terrace above; front covered walkway; rooms in roof consisting of dormer and rooflights; rendering of building and new slate roof; alterations to fenestration; alterations to conservatory scale and materials
Lyne House 20 Links Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 9QY
Received 24 Feb 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0237/26
Change of use of first floor from commercial (Use Class E) to one residential unit (Use Class C3); extension of extract flue to above eaves level; removal of rear staircase and alterations to fenestration
3 - 4 Liverpool Buildings Liverpool Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1SY
Received 24 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0238/26
Removal of timber sliding sash single glazed windows to front elevation only and replaced with white PVCu sliding sash double glazed windows
9 Selden Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 24 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0239/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed outbuilding (pool room) in the rear garden
43 Aldsworth Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4XG
Received 24 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0240/26
Change of use from Food and Drink Class E(b) to provision for education Class F1(a)
54 Chapel Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1BE
Received 24 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0241/26
Application for retention of French doors and proposed replacement of 3 double-glazed windows with 2 double-glazed and 1 triple-glazed windows in white UPVC.
42 Ivydore Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN13 3JA
Received 24 Feb 2026
DecidedAWDM/0243/26
Two storey rear extension.
34 Howard Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 0LP
Received 25 Feb 2026

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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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