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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

DecidedAWDM/0909/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 (Agree CEMP) of approved application AWDM/0451/26.
Briar Croft Crockhurst Hill Worthing West Sussex BN13 3EE
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0910/26
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for rooms in roof consisting of hip to gable both sides, rear dormer and rooflights.
6 Ashurst Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 4SP
Received 4 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0912/26
Change of use of part of the ground floor from the currently authorised mixed-use arrangement to a self-contained gymnasium (Use Class E). (Retrospective application)
Ocean View Business Park Gardner Road Southwick West Sussex
Received 5 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0913/26
Two storey rear extension
20 Hillside Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 9QS
Received 5 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0914/26
Relocation of access steps and installation of platform lift and railings.
62 South Farm Road Gaisford Worthing West Sussex BN14 7AL
Received 5 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0915/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension
398 Upper Shoreham Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5ND
Received 6 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0916/26
Proposed single storey rear extension
22 Erringham Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5NQ
Received 6 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0918/26
Proposed roof alterations to include new front and rear dormers, replacement of 3no. front-facing rooflights by 2no. dormer windows, removal of 3no. rear-facing rooflights, extension of chimney, and removal of 5no. front-facing solar PV panels
2 Stuart Close Worthing West Sussex BN11 2AQ
Received 6 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0920/26
Two storey rear extension. Removal of chimneys. Rooms in roof with rear hip to gable roof extension, side dormers and rooflights. Single storey extension to north side with ASHP to front (east), and associated conversion of existing garage building into gym/office space AMENDED DESCRIPTION
97 Heene Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PG
Received 6 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0921/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out works to Group of 14 no. trees (G1); various works as described in the application form, in the Goring Conservation Area.
Malthouse Cottages Jefferies Lane Worthing West Sussex
Received 6 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0922/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Surface water drainage scheme) of application AWDM/1367/25 Allowed on Appeal.
Unit 3 New Wharf Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6RN
Received 7 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0923/26
Single storey rear extension
137 Manor Hall Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NQ
Received 7 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0924/26
Proposed wrap-around extension to the rear and side, raised patio at the rear, replacement and enlargement of existing porch, loft conversion with hip-to-gable extension and front and rear dormers, installation of 8no. rooflights, and removal of existing garage
17 Hammy Way Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6GH
Received 7 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0925/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 2 (Foul Surface Water Drainage) and 3 (Noise Insulation) of approved application NOTICE/0015/25
99 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3BN
Received 7 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0926/26
Rear dormer extension, removal of rear chimney and rooflights to front roofslope (part-retrospective)
39B Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3EF
Received 7 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0927/26
Vehicle access onto Cokeham Road
63 Boundstone Lane Sompting West Sussex BN15 9QU
Received 10 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0928/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey 4m rear extension (already granted under AWDM/0796/26) and loft conversion comprising rear dormer and hip-to-gable enlargements.
94 Eastern Avenue Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6PE
Received 10 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0929/26
Single-storey rear extension. Rooms in roof with rear (North) dormer and two rooflights to the front (south) roofslope
46 Coniston Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 6JT
Received 10 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0930/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No 16 of 2001: T1 Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by a maximum of 2m in crown height and crown width.
34 Half Moon Lane Worthing West Sussex BN13 2EN
Received 10 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0931/26
Application to vary conditions 1 (approved plans) and 3 (matching materials) of application AWDM/1597/25 for single storey rear extension replacing conservatory and converting part of garage to form utility space. Changes to fenestrations and light tunnels to South roofslope. Proposed Amendment comprises a change of materials from brick to block and render.
8 Walpole Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4PL
Received 10 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0932/26
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement self-build 2-storey dwelling over 3 floors with second-floor accommodation contained within a crown, pitched roof; detached pool house in rear garden
43 Aldsworth Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4XG
Received 10 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0933/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to pollard to previous pollard points, to a finished height of about 4 meters, Eucalyptus tree to the north elevation of 1 Winchester Road.
Flat 2 1 Winchester Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4DJ
Received 10 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0934/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.1 of 2016 to reduce radial spread by up to 1.5 meters one Holm/Ilex Oak (T1).
Greenwood Crockhurst Hill Worthing West Sussex BN13 3EE
Received 10 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0935/26
Proposed attached 2no. bedroom house to West elevation
23 Grover Avenue Lancing West Sussex BN15 9RQ
Received 10 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.

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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