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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

DecidedAWDM/0544/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 33 of 2001 to reduce crown height by up to 2 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 1.75 to 2 metres and to crown lift up to 4 metres one Sycamore tree T2 and one Norway Maple T3.
4 Broadwater Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 8AE
Received 5 May 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0546/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 1-12 (incl) of application AWDM/0080/24. (ALLOWED ON APPEAL)
41 Overmead Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5NS
Received 6 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0547/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Surface Water Drainage) of application AWDM/0525/24. (ALLOWED ON APPEAL)
Elreg House 58 Rosslyn Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6WP
Received 6 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0548/26
Proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear additions, alteration to front elevation window
36 The Broadway Lancing West Sussex BN15 8NY
Received 6 May 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0549/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (BNG), 5 (Details of hard and soft landscaping), 11 (Cycle parking),12 (Surface Water drainage scheme), 13 (Management of drainage scheme), 14 (CMP), 15 (Sustainable Design Features) of approved application AWDM/0021/25
12 Valley Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 0JR
Received 6 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0550/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed loft conversion including hip to part gable roof extension, rear dormer with Juliet balcony, side window
112 Findon Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 0AT
Received 6 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0551/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.37 of 2003 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 1 to 2 metres one Deodar tree T33.
23 Fourth Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 9NY
Received 6 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0553/26
Single storey side/rear extension
29 Southview Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4TW
Received 7 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0554/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.9 of 2009 to crown lift up to 2 metres over public pavement and up to 5 metres over carriageway (Hurston Close) one Yew tree T1.
9 Fontwell Close Worthing West Sussex BN14 0AD
Received 7 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0555/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed single storey rear extension and front porch
32 Arlington Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4TA
Received 7 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0556/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.4 of 1998 to re-pollard to previous points one Black Poplar tree T1, and to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 1 metre two Holly trees T1 and T2 of group G1.
Flat 3 30 Mill Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 5DR
Received 7 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0557/26
Single storey front extension
103 Old Fort Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HA
Received 8 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0558/26
Installation of patio door and balustrading to form Juliet Balcony on 1st floor flat
10 Kings Court Beach Green Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5YD
Received 8 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0559/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed enlarged front porch.
126 Eastern Avenue Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6PE
Received 8 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0560/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.91 of 2001 to fell and replace one Beech tree T1 of group G2.
7 Cherry Tree Close Worthing West Sussex BN13 3QJ
Received 8 May 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0561/26
Application to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission AWDM/0615/13. Proposed amendment to the size and configuration of Plot 1 and the design and layout of the dwelling on Plot 1. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Demolition of The Drive and redevelopment to provide four detached houses, together with access road, parking and landscaping (including felling of trees/replacement planting).
The Drive Mill Lane Worthing West Sussex BN13 3DF
Received 8 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0562/26
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed hip to gable and rear dormer loft conversion and front roof lights.
29 Ardsheal Close Worthing West Sussex BN14 7RP
Received 8 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0563/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey rear extension to rear of property measuring 5m from rear wall of the original house, maximum height 2.85m and height of eaves of the extension 2.2m.
29 Ullswater Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 9UF
Received 8 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0564/26
2no. pitched roof dormers to front and 1no. flat roof dormer to rear.
54 Grover Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 9RQ
Received 11 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0565/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension
36 St Giles Close Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6GR
Received 11 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0566/26
Application to remove condition 7 (no additional windows) of application SU/204/83/TP.
Mill Warbler Mill Lane Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5AG
Received 11 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0567/26
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear dormer loft conversion with rooflights to front roofslope.
29 Southview Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4TW
Received 11 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0568/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use of the basement as a self-contained unit.
Crows Nest 33A New Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6RB
Received 11 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0569/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.47 of 1995 to fell and replace one Purple Beech tree T3.
St Marys Residential Home 14 Westbrooke Worthing West Sussex BN11 1RF
Received 11 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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