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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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0570/26
Replacement UPVC windows and door.
3 Elm Grove House Elm Grove Lancing West Sussex BN15 8PD
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0571/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4.275m from rear wall of the original house, maximum height 3.010m and height of eaves of the extension 2.740m
83 Grand Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 9QD
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0572/26
Non Material Amendment to AWDM/0766/23. Amendment seeks to revise the wording of the permitted use to distinguish between front-line care staff and mandatory management/emergency personnel.REVISE WORDING FROM:"The change of use of a dwelling (C3a) to a children's home for a maximum of five children, with four carers, carers two of whom sleep overnight, working on a rota basis (C2)"REVISE WORDING TO:"The change of use of a dwelling (C3a) to a children's home for a maximum of five children, with four carers on site at any one time working on a rota basis plus a Registered Manager and/or Deputy Manager, with allowance for on call staff as required by Ofsted statutory regulations (C2)"
Normandy House Old Shoreham Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 0QS
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0573/26
Removal of existing double garage building and construction of replacement, relocated double garage building.
Seeden House Furze Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 3BP
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0574/26
Single storey extension and conservatory to rear elevation. Replace 2no existing rear dormers with one wider dormer window.
Comptons Cottage Durrington Hill Worthing West Sussex BN13 2PY
Received 12 May 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0575/26
Certificate of Lawfulness at 13-15 The Steyne for existing use as staff accommodation.
Chatsworth Hotel 13 - 23 The Steyne Worthing West Sussex BN11 3DU
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0576/26
Single storey infill extension and associated alteration to fenestrations.
15 Park Lane Southwick West Sussex BN42 4DL
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0577/26
Enclosure of part of second floor rear terrace to create conservatory
9 Warwick Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3ET
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0578/26
Internal alterations to replace the ground to basement staircase; and enclosure of part of second floor rear terrace to create conservatory
9 Warwick Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3ET
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0579/26
Single storey side extension
32 Ophir Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2SS
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0580/26
Single storey outbuilding in the front garden for nursery use (Retrospective)
Footprints Children And Family Centre 40 Crescent Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1RQ
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0581/26
Non Material amendment to remove one side door of approved AWDM/0274/26 (Single storey annex in rear garden)
61 Orchard Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 9EB
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0582/26
CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO RESIDENTIAL ANNEX (RETROSPECTIVE)
15 Sherbrooke Close Worthing West Sussex BN13 2TW
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0583/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.1 of 1977 to reduce spread to south lower crown, to allow clearance to building of up to 2 metres and crown lift to allow clearance to roof of building of up 2 to 3 metres one London Plane of group G2.
1 Dorchester Gardens Worthing West Sussex BN11 5AY
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0584/26
Loft conversion with raised ridge, front roof lights and rear dormer, increased chimney height
12 Rectory Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7PA
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0585/26
Replacement of timber windows with double glazed uPVC windows
Ground Floor Flat 29 Westcourt Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7DJ
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0586/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.27 of 2003 to reduce crown height by up to 1 metre, and reduce radial spread by up to 1.5 metres, Holm Oak trees numbered from South to North T3 T4 and T5 of group G3, and to reduce radial spread 1 to 1.5 metres Holm Oak trees South to North T1 T2 and T6.
17 Vicarage Fields Worthing West Sussex BN13 3SF
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0587/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.64 of 1995 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown lift up to 5 metres, Yew tree T1.
18 West Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN11 5LU
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0588/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.65 of 1995 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres and to crown lift up to 3 metres, Yew tree T3.
St Laurence Church Sea Place Worthing West Sussex BN12 4BY
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0590/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to fell and replace one Cherry tree T1 in the North Lancing Conservation Area.
15 Mill Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 0PT
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0591/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion including a rear dormer, hip to gable extension and two front-facing rooflights.
1 Hebe Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5WE
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0592/26
Replacement of existing UPVC windows
Flat 6 Seamill Court Seamill Park Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN11 2PR
Received 15 May 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0593/26
Erection of a detached self-build dwellinghouse with associated driveway, parking and landscapingNote for consultation: This follows outline approval on a larger plot for two new dwellinghouses (ref: AWDM/0821/22)
Land South Of Lyne House 20 Links Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0595/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and front rooflights.
81 Downlands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 9HE
Received 15 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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