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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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More application records

DecidedAWDM/0367/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed rear dormer
28 Brook Close Worthing West Sussex BN11 2QW
Received 23 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0368/26
Single storey rear extension to replace conservatory
16 Hillside Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 0JY
Received 24 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0369/26
Proposed loft conversion with front and rear hip-to-gable roof extension, side (NW) dormer and installation of 5no. side rooflights.
7 Cross Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4HD
Received 24 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0370/26
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 3.5m and height of eaves of the extension 2.95m
20 Tortoiseshell Place Lancing West Sussex BN15 9FY
Received 24 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0371/26
Loft conversion with front and rear rooflights and conversion of attached garage into a habitable room.
6 Celandine Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 3FW
Received 24 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0372/26
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE (EAST) ELEVATION
9 Tagalie Square Worthing West Sussex BN13 1FH
Received 24 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0373/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey rear extension.
1 Bramble Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN13 3JF
Received 24 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0374/26
Single storey rear conservatory extension (retrospective)
4 Shandon Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 9DY
Received 24 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0375/26
Non Material Amendment to approved AWDM/0431/23 for: aluminium French doors; reduced size of window; concrete roof tiles; reduced size rooflights to single storey rear extension.
Ground Floor Flat 4 Ripley Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 5NQ
Received 24 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0376/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (material details) and 5 (glazing details) of approved application AWDM/2136/20
Town Hall Chambers 45 - 49 High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 24 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0377/26
Application to Vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans) and Condition 3 (materials) of previously approved AWDM/1246/25. Amendment: to change the colour of some of the window panels (north and east elevation).ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Existing first floor timber balcony to be replaced and enlarged along with the addition of a new staircase providing access to the garden. Single storey frontage outbuilding to include garden room, shower room and storage. Swimming pool, sauna building and outdoor kitchen, garden storage building and bin store. Fenestration alterations and new zinc roof with rooflights.
154 Old Fort Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HL
Received 25 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0378/26
Application to vary condition 1 (Approved plans) and 3 (Materials) of AWDM/1541/22 to be constructed with lead cladding to cheeks of dormer.ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Proposed single storey rear extension and rear dormer window; new garden wall
11 West Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5WF
Received 25 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0379/26
Change of use of units 2-5 from general industrial (Use Class B2) to offices (Use Class Egi); extension of mezzanine floors to full depth, front elevation changes including removal of roller shutter doors and new windows; alterations to parking layout
Unit 2 Worthing Business Park Dominion Way Worthing West Sussex BN14 8AB
Received 25 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0380/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed roof extension (hip to part gable at side) and extension of existing rear dormer.
68 Kingston Lane Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6YQ
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0382/26
Ground floor front extension; raising of the roof ridge to create a first floor level, with barn ends and rear dormer with cladding.
93 Manor Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 0HG
Received 26 Mar 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0383/26
Application to vary condition 1 (approved plans) of approved AWDM/1169/22. Amendments include change of use of commercial floorspace at first floor to residential, enlarged residential unit and replacement windowsORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Demolition of the rear sections of nos. 36 and 38 Montague Street; the erection of single storey and three storey extensions to form new entrance and communal staircase to upper floors; the change of use of the upper floors above nos. 34 and 36 Montague Street to 9 no. residential units including alterations and the insertion of four new dormer windows.
Former 34 To 36 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HB
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0384/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed side dormer to north elevation.
24 St Wilfreds Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 8BA
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0385/26
Loft conversion with front and rear dormers; and side porch
37 Sackville Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN14 8BP
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0386/26
Application to vary Condition 1 (Approved plan) of previously approved AWDM/0472/25: Amendments: Increase in height due to revised ground levels, removal of part of front window and removal of rear facing door.ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Erection of single storey rear outbuilding.
11 Westbourne Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 8DE
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0388/26
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension. Dormer to extended rear roof and rooflights.
22 Cecil Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8HN
Received 27 Mar 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0389/26
Change of use of first floor from retail (Use Class E) to nine residential units (Use Class C3) with associated alterations at ground floor to allow access and the addition of first floor windows.For consultation purposes this application is in addition to previously approved development for the provision of three additional floors above the Montague Centre containing residential units (applications AWDM/1624/22 & AWDM/1194/24 refer)
The Montague Centre Liverpool Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 27 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0391/26
Erection of fence to provide enclosed garden area adjacent to building; new car parking spaces
17 Liverpool Gardens Worthing Central Worthing West Sussex BN11 1RY
Received 27 Mar 2026
DecidedAWDM/0392/26
Non-material amendment to approved AWDM/1194/24 to increase the overall height of the building by up to 50cm, add lift overruns and relocate car club space and accessible spaces to the first floor
The Montague Centre Liverpool Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 27 Mar 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0393/26
Listed Building Consent to remove the existing hidden gutter behind the parapet wall at top floor. A new gulley is to be created in the same location as the existing, using the existing outlet and downpipe; reinstatement of slate tiles with new ones to match existing; new felt and timber battens, lead flashing and soakers; replacement single glazed windows and leadwork; render repair and parapet wall repainted.
Southwold House 13 Park Crescent Worthing West Sussex
Received 27 Mar 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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