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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

RegisteredAWDM/0884/26
Single storey side extension and new replacement boundary wall treatment
219 Harbour Way Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HZ
Received 27 Jul 2026
DecidedAWDM/0885/26
Non Material Amendment to Approved AWDM/0082/26 for reduction in size and number of windows to 2nd Floor Rear elevation for Apartment B bedrooms.
St Marys Church Hall 25 East Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5ZD
Received 27 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0886/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.27 of 2001 T8 - Beech - Reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 5 metres, crown lift up to 4 metres and crown thin by a maximum of 35%
10 Valley Gardens Worthing West Sussex BN14 0JJ
Received 27 Jul 2026
UnknownAWDM/0887/26
Single storey rear extension
90 Hillrise Avenue Sompting West Sussex BN15 0LS
Received 27 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0888/26
Proposed 2-storey office extension to south elevation of existing care home building. Reconfiguration of existing floorspace to create 4 no. new bedrooms for care home use.
Westholme Clinic 10 Clive Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4SG
Received 28 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0889/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed rear hip to gable roof extension, side dormers to North and South roof slopes, roof light to front, removal of chimney
68 Rectory Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7PW
Received 28 Jul 2026
DecidedAWDM/0890/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and Juliet balcony, front rooflights
55 Penfold Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 8PG
Received 29 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0891/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 11/2003 to reduce crown height by 2m to final height of approx. 11m and reduce crown spread to 9m, Silver Birch tree (T4).
Tarring Gate South Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 29 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0892/26
Ground floor front extension and conversion of garage to utility and store; and first floor side extension
35 Shermanbury Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7HR
Received 29 Jul 2026
DecidedAWDM/0893/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 (CMP) and 12 (BNG Plan) of approved application AWDM/0525/26.
77 Marlborough Road Lancing Business Park Lancing West Sussex BN15 8UF
Received 30 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0894/26
Application for consent under Adur Tree Preservation Order No 13.53/1/93(SU) to reduce the crown height by approximately 2 metres, pruning back to the previous pruning points one Sycamore T6; Reduce the crown by height by approximately 2 metres, pruning back to the previous pruning points one Walnut tree T1.
Little Ravens Mill Lane Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5AG
Received 30 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0895/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 98 of 2001 to remove the two lowest branches on the west side of crown to one Holly tree; and to reduce the lower 1/2 of the crown by a maximum of 3m and remove one damaged limb to the main stem, two Hornbeam trees, trees part of Group G2.
2 Kinfauns Drive Worthing West Sussex BN13 3BL
Received 30 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0896/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.8 of 1999 to crown reduce by a maximum of 4m and crown lift to a maximum of 5m above ground level, one Holm Oak (T1); crown reduce by a maximum of 3m and remove two lowest limbs back to main stem, one Turkey Oak (T2) and crown reduce by a maximum of 4m, one Lime (T3).
57 First Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 9NP
Received 30 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0897/26
Two storey side extension
1 Lisher Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 9EY
Received 31 Jul 2026
DecidedAWDM/0898/26
Construct a platform and ramp adjacent to the communal entrance of flats 12A to 16 to create wheelchair access.
12A Rosslyn Court Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6WN
Received 31 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0899/26
Application for consent under Adur Tree Preservation Order No. 162/2/87 (SU) to reduce overhanging branches by a maximum of 2m one Beech tree (T1); to reduce overhanging branches by a maximum of 2m one Horse Chestnut (T2) (trees located at Hazelcroft, The Avenue, overhang into garden of 22 Erringham Road).
Hazelcroft The Avenue Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5GJ
Received 31 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0900/26
Application for consent under Adur Tree Preservation Order No. 13.53/3/00 (SU) of 2001 to carry out works as follows:- Holm Oak T13 Reduce/pollard by 6m; Holm Oak T21 Reduce/pollard by 6m; Holm Oak T22 Pollard stem at fork above wall; Holm Oak T48 Pollard at 25ft; Holm Oak T49 Reduce/pollard by 6m; 3x Holm Oaks T52,T54,T55 Pollard at 25ft; Holm Oak T59 Reduce /pollard just above lower crown; Group of Poplars G1 Reduce/pollard by 6m line of Poplars.
Shoreham College St Julians Lane Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6YW
Received 31 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0901/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to fell to ground level two Holly (T1 & T2); one Leylandii (T3); one Acacia (T4); one Apple (T5) and one Cedar (T6) in the Southwick Conservation Area.
75 The Green Southwick West Sussex BN42 4FX
Received 31 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0902/26
Proposed single storey rear extension with timber balcony and steps down with obscure-glazed balustrade. Demolition of existing conservatory and garage.
4 Bramber Close Sompting West Sussex BN15 0JA
Received 31 Jul 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0903/26
Conversion of existing roof into habitable space with a new rear dormer and two conservation style front rooflights. Demolition and rebuild rear extension with tiled roof to match existing and new rear aluminium doors.
31 Albert Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4GE
Received 3 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0904/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 (ii) (remediation) of approved application AWDM/0083/24.
Land At Former Gas Works Site Park Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 3 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0905/26
Two storey side extension
39 Rectory Farm Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 0ED
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0906/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey flat-roofed rear extension with roof lights.
74 Tower Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 9HT
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0907/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (details of materials) of approved application AWDM/0633/26.
14 West Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5WG
Received 4 Aug 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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