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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

DecidedNOTICE/0009/26
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed demolition of small ancillary office building fronting 49 Dolphin Road
49 Dolphin Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6PB
Received 8 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0697/26
Retrospective planning application for the retention of the charcoal vertical cladding and clear glazing to the north facing window in relation to the roof extension permitted by Lawful Development Certificate under application AWDM/0791/24
21 Queens Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8ED
Received 8 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0698/26
Replacement of the 4no existing white painted timber sliding sash windows on the first-floor rear (South) and West side elevations with 1no white sliding sash window and 3 white UPVC double glazed casements.
Flat 4 67 Richmond Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4AQ
Received 8 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0699/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.7 of 1986 to fell and replace one Atlas Cedar tree T3 and one Lawson Cypress T4.
The Spinney 14 Links Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 9QY
Received 8 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0700/26
Removal of existing (west) side extension and garage, erection of two-storey (west) side extension and attached garage, single-storey rear (south) extension; loft conversion with roof lights to front, rear and (west) side plus rear (south) dormer; Alterations to fenestration, external materials (including render, natural stone) to elevations, solar panels to roof; Detached ancillary garden building.
11 Rugby Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PZ
Received 8 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0701/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by up to 2 metres and reduce radial spread by up to 0.75 metre, Holm Oak tree T1 and Bay T2 and to reduce crown height by up to 1.5 metres, and reduce radial spread by up to 0.75 metres Bay tree T3 in the Heene Conservation Area.
7 Chappell Croft Mill Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4JL
Received 8 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0702/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.41 of 1990 to fell and replace Yew tree T1 of group G1
40 Offington Lane Worthing West Sussex BN14 9RT
Received 8 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0704/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15a (Details of the materials to be used on all external faces of the building(s) and ground surfaces, including colours and finishes) of application AWDM/1962/22, allowed on appeal.
Land At Former 5 Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 9 Jun 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0705/26
Non Material Amendment to AWDM/0166/20. Amendments sought solely in respect of Block 5. Changes include alternative use of alternative external material (refined standing seam mechanical fix system of metalwork with timber cladding accents) and changes to internal layout.
Land Site West Of Fulbeck Avenue Northbrook Worthing West Sussex
Received 9 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0706/26
Demolition of existing garage & outbuildings and construction of a 3-bedroom detached house with associated car parking and landscaping.
5 Birkdale Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 2QY
Received 9 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0707/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed roof conversion with rear dormer and hip to gable roof extension, removal of chimney and front roof lights
162 Goring Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4PH
Received 9 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0708/26
Proposed single story rear extension
56 Chute Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN13 3DS
Received 9 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0709/26
Two-storey side extension (following demolition of garage); single storey rear extension; solar panels, replacement windows and doors, and associated external works.
12 Westbrooke Worthing West Sussex BN11 1RE
Received 9 Jun 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0710/26
Approval of Details Reserved By Conditions 3 (written scheme investigation) 4 (archaeology) 5 (cycle parking) 6 (site set up) 7 (drainage details) 8 (drainage management) 9 (materials)10 (bin store details) 12 (sound insulation and ventilation) of approved application AWDM/0082/26.
Site Of And Land At St Marys Church Hall 25 East Street And 1 And 1A New Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 9 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0711/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed single-storey side extension to single dwelling.
8 Cumberland Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 6JX
Received 9 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0712/26
Conversion of annex accommodation for use in connection with main dwelling including removal of door to front elevation
Annexe 2 Hazelhurst Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN14 0HN
Received 10 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0713/26
Advertisement Consent for the erection of 2 x freestanding, internally illuminated, one-sided, digital advertisement displays.
Petrol Filling Station Arundel Road Salvington Worthing West Sussex BN13 3ES
Received 10 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0714/26
Installation of a 'We Buy Any Car' single storey customer pod structure (sui generis)
Sainsbury Supermarket Lyons Farm Retail Park Lyons Way Worthing West Sussex BN14 9LA
Received 10 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0715/26
Advertisement consent for non-illuminated fascia signs, graphics, and vinyls (associated with AWDM/0714/26)
Sainsbury Supermarket Lyons Farm Retail Park Lyons Way Worthing West Sussex BN14 9LA
Received 10 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0716/26
Single storey rear extension including the installation of solar PVs. Alteration to existing fenestration.
41 Sea Lane Worthing West Sussex BN12 4QD
Received 10 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0717/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for rear dormer.
61 Brougham Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2PA
Received 10 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0718/26
Application to vary condition 1 (Approved plans) of application AWDM/0125/26. Amendments include a change to the site area and methodology to include some areas of open cut trenching alongside horizontal directional drillingORIGINAL DESCRIPTION - Extension to buried pipework and associated equipment to connect to the district heat network. The pipework will run underground along High St, through Steyne Gardens and east and west along the promenade to connect the energy centre with Splashpoint and Pavilion Theatre.
Multi Storey Car Park High Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 10 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0719/26
Rooms in enlarged roof consisting of hip-to-gable roof extensions to north and south sides, and rear (east) dormer finished in vertical timber cladding
28B Twitten Way Worthing West Sussex BN14 7JX
Received 10 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0720/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.6 of 1991 to reduce crown height by up to 3 metres Cypress T7, reduce crown height by up to 2 metres, and reduce radial spread by up to 1 to 2 metres, trees of Area A3 and to fell and replace Atlas Cedar T10.
Quernmoor Mill Lane Worthing West Sussex BN13 3DE
Received 10 Jun 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.

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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