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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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0802/26
Proposed additional storey resulting in a two-storey dwelling with single storey front extension and associated works
2 Central Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 0DR
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0803/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce and reshape by upto 2 metres allowing a minimum of 1 metre clearance to the building, crown thin by 10% and crown raise to 2.5 metres over the footpath, Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) T1; to reduce back to the boundary line overhang of Leylandii (Cupressus) T2; in the Chapel Road Conservation Area.
15 Ambrose Place Worthing West Sussex
Received 1 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0804/26
Replacement shopfront including new roller shutter, overdoor heater, and relocated tagging gates
65 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3BN
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/0805/26
Change of use from school (Class F1) to Children's Nursery (Class E (f))
Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT
Received 2 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0806/26
Construction of two-storey one-bedroom dwelling (following the demolition/alteration of the existing structures)
173A Findon Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 0BQ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0807/26
Application to vary condition 1 (approved plans) of application AWDM/0961/25 to provide a two-storey garage with first floor storage in place of the single-storey garage. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Proposed demolition of existing cafe (Use class Eb) and construction of new garage at 29 Richmond Road. Change of Use of 29 Richmond Road to residential use as part of 31 Richmond Road. Construction of new front boundary wall. New conservation rooflights to ancillary building, new side extension to ancillary building. Relocation of dropped kerb creating new one and removing the existing.
Site Of 29 And 31 Richmond Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 2 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0809/26
Ground floor front infill extension; raising of roof ridge with gable ends and rooflights to create first floor accommodation within roof space (re-submission of refused application AWDM/0049/26).
57 Hollingbury Gardens Worthing West Sussex BN14 0EB
Received 2 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0810/26
New development comprising the erection of 10 no. dwellings following the demolition of existing agricultural barns
Land And Barns New Salts Farm New Salts Farm Road Lancing West Sussex
Received 3 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0811/26
Replacement of existing crittal windows on north elevation with powder coated black aluminium windows.
13A Montague Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 3 Jul 2026 - UnknownNOTICE/0010/26
Application for prior approval for proposed change of use of upper floors from commercial (Use Class E) to create one self contained flat (Use Class C3)
32 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HA
Received 3 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0812/26
Replacement entrance porch; replacement roof materials; fenestration alterations including new and replacement doors, windows and rooflights; rendering of the front and rear elevations; balustrade to rear terrace; front boundary treatment; and erection of a detached carport with integrated photovoltaic panels on associated land opposite.
4 Warwick Place Worthing West Sussex BN11 3EU
Received 7 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0814/26
Single storey rear extension to form garage
Windsor Clinic 171 Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2EX
Received 7 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0816/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to remove one Laburnum (T1), remove one Holly (T2) and reduce height and radial reduction up to a maximum of 2.5m one Cherry (T3) in the Shakespeare Road Conservation Area
161 Heene Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4NY
Received 7 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0817/26
Single storey rear extension
139 West Way Lancing West Sussex BN15 8NB
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0818/26
Replacement of 3no. timber sash windows and repair of 3no. timber sash windows
40A High Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 1LL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0819/26
Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of approved application AWDM/0844/25 to include a high-level, obscure-glazed and fixed shut window on the side elevationORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Single storey rear and side wraparound extension
117 Newland Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1LB
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/0820/26
Remodelling of bungalow involving west side and front (north) extensions plus first-floor accommodation within replacement, raised, part pitched/part flat roof with rear (south) dormer; associated elevation alterations.
15 Lancaster Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4BP
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0821/26
Single-storey side and rear extension and conversion of garage into habitable rooms with new pitched roof over, removal of 2no existing chimneys, associated elevation alterations
19 Glynde Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 5BH
Received 8 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0822/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.16 of 2004 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to1 metre, to previous points, one Holm Oak tree T1.REASON: To improve sea view
1 Glynde House 4 West Parade Worthing West Sussex BN11 3QP
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0823/26
Part two storey, part single storey side extension above garage with front pitched roof extension, and installation of photovoltaic panels on the rear roofslope.
61 Offington Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 9PJ
Received 8 Jul 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/0824/26
Ground floor rear extension to provide 3no. bedrooms and office room
Greenways 6 - 8 Victoria Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4DH
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0825/26
Boundary treatment changes including a new pedestrian gate and an electric sliding gate to the vehicular entrance
Celty 54A Henty Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7HF
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0826/26
Proposed new shop front to include service hatch and roller shutter
Unit 2 Muir House 125 Broadwater Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 8HY
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedAWDM/0827/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion including a rear dormer, 3no. front rooflights and removal of an existing chimney
54 Grover Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 9RQ
Received 10 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.
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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