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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Worthing Borough Council
Planning applications.
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 dates1,071Searchable 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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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 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/0518/26
Proposed single storey side and rear extensions
14 Adversane Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7QH
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0519/26
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for confirmation that the planning permission AWDM/2128/21 commenced prior to the 3-year expiry in accordance with Condition 1 by the laying out and construction of part of an access road, relating to development of 53 single storey Class B8 self storage units totalling 636 sqm with associated turning facilities.
Land South Of 108 To 126 Gordon Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0520/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for the Existing use of the property as an office (Class E)
The Hollies 83 Little High Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 1DH
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0521/26
Proposed single storey side extension (Part retrospective)
5 Roundwood Worthing West Sussex BN13 3GZ
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0522/26
Application to vary condition 1 (approved plans) of AWDM/0667/25 to enlarge the dormer and connect it to the ground floor extension and rear fenestration alterationORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Single storey rear extension and rear/side wraparound extension; side dormer; front porch and extension to raised patio
89 Lavington Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7SH
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0523/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.4 of 2021 to re-pollard lowest southern limb and reduce radial spread by up to 1.5 metres Oak tree T3, reduce radial spread to south up to 2 metres Oak tree T4, and to fell two Elm trees of group G1, all within Woodland W1.
Whitebeam Woods Whitebeam Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0524/26
Single storey rear extension (involving removal of existing outbuilding) and extension to rear of garage
5 The Glen Worthing West Sussex BN13 2AD
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0525/26
Demolition of the existing single-storey industrial unit and redevelopment to provide two-storey industrial building (Use Class E(g)(iii)) comprising production, assembly, operational, ancillary storage and logistics space at ground floor with ancillary office, welfare and administrative accommodation at first floor, together with associated access, car parking and cycle parking.
77 Marlborough Road Lancing Business Park Lancing West Sussex BN15 8UF
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0526/26
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for single storey rear flat roof extension.
33 Wembley Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 9JZ
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0527/26
Application to vary Condition 1 (approved plans) of previously approved AWDM/0599/25. Amendment: Increasing the size of the porch by width and depth and fenestration change
49 Maytree Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 0HL
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0529/26
Change of use of part of former Riverside Equestrian Centre to community food growing, mobile sauna and associated carparking (temporary consent for 5 years)
Riverside Equestrian Centre Old Salts Farm Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8JG
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0530/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed rear dormer, including rear-facing windows, and front-facing rooflights
43 Greenacres Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5WY
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0531/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 1 metre Plum T1 and Cherry T3 and reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 0.5 metre one Malus T2, in the Southwick Conservation Area.
The Croft 3 Southdown Road Southwick West Sussex
Received 1 May 2026 - UnknownAWDM/0532/26
Single-storey extension to west side
33 Smugglers Walk Worthing West Sussex BN12 4DP
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0533/26
Re-modelling and enlargement of existing bungalow to create first-floor accommodation involving new, raised part pitched/part flat roof with front (north) gable, rear (south) dormer with Juliet balcony, and associated elevation alterations including insertion of new windows and rooflights.
10 Beachside Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 4JQ
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0534/26
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed incidental garden building and associated works
44 Castle Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 1DQ
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0536/26
New front porch and other alterations to frontage, including extension of roof to front over garage and addition of vertical 'fins' to parts of front elevation, alterations to windows, removal of wall and steps to front, lowering of ground level at front and new driveway surface
1A Mill Hill Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5TG
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0537/26
Application to vary condition 1 (approved drawings) and 3 (materials to match) of Application AWDM/1401/24. Amendments to include anthracite cladding of the dormer.
8 Abbots Way Lancing West Sussex BN15 9DH
Received 5 May 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0538/26
Application to vary the conditions of planning permission AWDM/0960/16 for change of use to drinking establishment (as subsequently varied by AWDM/1779/19): Proposed variations to allow to allow recorded and acoustic live music to be played on the premises (condition 8); to vary the opening hours to between 10.00 and 23.00hrs (Monday to Thursday), 10.00 to 24.00hrs (Friday, Saturday and Bank/Public Holidays), and 11.00 to 22.30hrs (Sundays)(Condition 9); to allow customers to eat takeaway food on the premises (Condition 11); to allow the existing tables on the private forecourt area to remain fixed in situ (Condition 12); and to allow the front door to remain open until 22.00hrs daily (Condition 17).
The Grizzly Bear 33 South Street Worthing West Sussex BN14 7LG
Received 5 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/0539/26
Erection of shipping containers over two levels to provide commercial, leisure and cafe (Class E) mixed use community hub with external access and decking, PV panels, parking and associated works in conjunction with change of use from storage (Class B8)
Land And Car Parks Between 22 To 26 Upper High Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 5 May 2026 - UnknownAWDM/0540/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.46 of 1997 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2.5 metres one Oak tree T3.
49 Offington Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 9PJ
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0541/26
Replacement of existing timber sash windows with UPVC sliding sash windows on front (North) elevation (first and second floors only).
87 Rowlands Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3JX
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0542/26
Advertisement consent for internally illuminated fascia sign, internally illuminated projecting sign; keyline illumination to front elevation, and internally illuminated sign at rear for deliveries
56 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HE
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0543/26
Installation of air handling/plant units on roof
56 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HE
Received 5 May 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.
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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