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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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0623/26
Demolition of existing garage and replacement with single storey side and rear extension incorporating annexe accommodation
11 Bury Drive Worthing West Sussex BN12 4XB
Received 20 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0624/26
Replacement of window, doors and smoke ventilation units; increase in parapet height with new fascia, rooftop guard railing and new roof covering (part retrospective)
Caxton Court Broadwater Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 20 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0625/26
Single storey extension to link house to outbuilding/office. Front porch and ramp
28 Midhurst Drive Worthing West Sussex BN12 5BG
Received 20 May 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0626/26
Demolition of existing chalet bungalow and erection of a three storey house (2nd Revised FRA and Plans).
54 Old Fort Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5RJ
Received 21 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0627/26
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed hip to gable roof extension, rear flat roof dormer, front roof lights. Single storey rear extension.
46 Overhill Southwick West Sussex BN42 4WJ
Received 21 May 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0628/26
Full planning application for a mixed-use development comprising 123 dwellings and commercial floorspace together with associated parking, landscaping, open space and drainage [Land at Durrington Gasworks]
Land Between Sword Street And Martlets Way Worthing West Sussex
Received 21 May 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0629/26
Change of use of the site to a Special Educational Needs (SEN) School (Class F1) for up to 80 pupils, including retention of two replacement outbuildings (sheds), erection of 2no. lodge-style classroom buildings, installation of a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), polytunnel and associated external works including 3.34m high gate piers (with in-built CCTV camera) and automated metal entrance gates to the drive and galvanised steel security perimeter fencing.
Courtlands 37 Parklands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NG
Received 21 May 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0630/26
Application for Listed Building Consent for change of use to a Special Educational Needs (SEN) School (Class F1) for up to 80 pupils, with associated internal and external works.
Courtlands 37 Parklands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NG
Received 21 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0631/26
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 2.94m and height of eaves of the extension 2.92m.
37 Mardale Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 2AY
Received 22 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0632/26
Proposed rooms in roof with hip-to-gable roof extension to North, dormer to West elevation, rooflights to East elevation.
35 Rackham Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 1LW
Received 22 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0633/26
Garden studio in rear garden
14 West Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5WG
Received 26 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0635/26
Change of use from Use Class C4 (small house in multiple occupation) to sui generis house in multiple occupation
128 Tarring Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4HA
Received 26 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0636/26
Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Cycle parking) and 5 (Travel advice) of approved application AWDM/0222/24.
52 Chapel Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1BE
Received 26 May 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0637/26
Change of use of part ground floor and first floor from retail (Use Class E) to small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4); roof extension including rear dormer and front roof lights
34 Lyndhurst Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2DF
Received 26 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0638/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 (CMP) of approved application AWDM/2136/20.
Town Hall Chambers 45 - 49 High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0639/26
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital LCD advert screens (following removal of 2no. phone kiosks)
Land North Of 41 To 43 South Street Liverpool Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0640/26
Installation of 2no. digital LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Land North Of 41 To 43 South Street Liverpool Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0641/26
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital LCD advert screens (following removal of 2no. phone kiosks)
Land South Of 2 Broadwater Street West Worthing West Sussex
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0642/26
2no. digital LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Land South Of 2 Broadwater Street West Worthing West Sussex
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0643/26
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital LCD advertisement screens
Land North Of 14 Wallace Parade Goring Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0644/26
Advertisment consent for 2no. digital LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Land North Of 14 Wallace Parade Goring Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 27 May 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0645/26
Demolition of The Drive and erection of 2no. 3-bedroom detached dwellings with associated landscaping.
The Drive Mill Lane Worthing West Sussex BN13 3DF
Received 27 May 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0646/26
Installation of retractable security grille to entrance
Ground Floor Front 7 Chapel Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1EG
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedAWDM/0647/26
Summer house in rear garden
19 Chelwood Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4QP
Received 27 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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