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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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Awaiting decisionAWDM/0774/26
Application for Consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 13 0f 1993 to pollard to previous points; height reduction by 2.5m to an overall height of 10.5m; radial spread reduction to overall spread of 1.5m-4m, to Plane tree (T7).
10 Mill House Gardens Worthing West Sussex BN11 4NE
Received 22 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0775/26
Construction of new dropped kerb and vehicular access to the property.
141 Dominion Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 8LD
Received 22 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0776/26
Advertisement consent for 3no. internally illuminated signs on the south and east elevations, and 3no. non-illuminated signs on the east and west elevations
Safestore Self Storage 41 Albion Street Southwick West Sussex BN42 4DN
Received 23 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0777/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for loft conversion with hip to gable extension, rear dormer and front roof lights; chimney removed
179 Upper Shoreham Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6TA
Received 23 Jun 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0778/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Various works to three beech trees at boundary, as described in the application form, within the Southwick Conservation Area.
St Michaels Cemetery Church Lane Southwick West Sussex
Received 23 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0779/26
Remodelling of existing bungalow involving removal of existing extension(s) to east elevation, erection of gabled 2-storey extension to east elevation with south gable incorporating first-floor terrace; rooms in a new replacement gabled roof with raised roof ridge, dormer (south elevation), roof lights (north and south roof slopes) and first-floor terrace (west elevation); porch to west elevation; alterations to existing fenestration; solar photovotaic panels to south roofslope.
18 West Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN11 5LU
Received 23 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0781/26
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, EXTENDED REAR BOX ROOF DORMER AND NEW SIDE WINDOWS
5 Silverdale Drive Sompting West Sussex BN15 9SH
Received 24 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0782/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed rear extension with 1no. rooflight and loft conversion including a rear-facing dormer, 1no. side-facing window and 3no. front-facing rooflights
37 Mardale Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 2AY
Received 24 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0783/26
Single storey rear extension
49 Hawthorn Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 9LT
Received 24 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0784/26
Garage conversion. Alteration to existing fenestration.
29 Lansdowne Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4NF
Received 25 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0786/26
Single storey rear extension. Rear platform and ramp.
7 The Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 6HJ
Received 26 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0787/26
Single storey side extension and external cladding (retrospective)
3 Queens Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 8ED
Received 26 Jun 2026
UnknownAWDM/0788/26
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a 1-bedroom 2 person bungalow.
Whitecliff Lodge Honeysuckle Close Lancing West Sussex BN15 0PF
Received 29 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0789/26
Proposed side/rear single storey infill extension
9 Mulberry Close Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6TF
Received 29 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0790/26
Proposed enlargement of existing front-facing dormer, replacement and enlargement of rear-facing dormer, first floor rear extension and demolition of conservatory.
9 Fowey Close Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HE
Received 29 Jun 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0792/26
Single storey side / rear infill extension.
14 Cobden Road Worthing Central Worthing West Sussex BN11 4BD
Received 29 Jun 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0793/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce height of 2x Bay trees (T1 and T2): height reductions up to 3m to clear from phone lines, radial reduction up to 1.5m to tidy remainder; Willow (T3): removal of lowest, collapsed limb to West; in the Goring Conservation Area.
Malthouse Cottages Jefferies Lane Worthing West Sussex
Received 29 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0795/26
Wraparound dormer to side and rear roofslopes
24 Lime Tree Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 0DL
Received 29 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0796/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3.7m and height of eaves of the extension 3m
94 Eastern Avenue Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6PE
Received 30 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0797/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3.4m and height of eaves of the extension 3m.
74 Tower Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 9HT
Received 30 Jun 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0798/26
(Amended plans showing rear extension reduced to 3.5 metres in depth and half hipped roof added) Single storey side and rear extension.
46 Phoenix Way Southwick West Sussex BN42 4HP
Received 30 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0799/26
Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (Sustainable construction) , 9 (bin and buggy stores), 10 (Landscaping) and 13 (CMP) of approved application AWDM/0727/25.
8 Southey Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HT
Received 30 Jun 2026
DecidedAWDM/0800/26
Hip to gable roof extension, enlargement of rear dormer; rooflights to front elevation
18 Lynchmere Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 0PD
Received 1 Jul 2026
DecidedAWDM/0801/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (materials), 6 (drainage), 7 (drainage maintenance), 11 (landscaping) of approved application AWDM/1492/25.
St Johns Court Penstone Close Lancing West Sussex
Received 1 Jul 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.

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