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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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0936/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed replacement sash windows.
90 Victoria Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5WS
Received 11 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0937/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 (landscaping) of approved application AWDM/0671/25.
Unit 3 New Wharf Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6RN
Received 11 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0938/26
Demolition of existing garage and single storey side extension. Erection of single storey side extension with flat roof/parapet detail.
15 Oldfield Crescent Southwick West Sussex BN42 4GA
Received 11 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0939/26
Construction of a new dropped kerb and vehicle access to property. Existing grassed area will be replaced with permeable block paving.
201 Old Shoreham Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4LS
Received 11 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0940/26
Erection of two temporary two-storey modular classroom blocks including ramped access and air conditioning units
Worthing High School South Farm Road Offington Worthing West Sussex BN14 7AR
Received 11 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0941/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed conversion of loft space to create 2no. side dormers and front rooflight
34 Hillview Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 0BX
Received 11 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0943/26
Single storey rear extension
69 Crown Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6GD
Received 12 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0944/26
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for confirmation that the planning permission AWDM0056/22 lawfully commenced within three years of the date of the decision
Storage Land Southdownview Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 12 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0945/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed amalgamation of two flats back into one single dwellinghouse.
245 Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2EY
Received 12 Aug 2026
RegisteredNOTICE/0011/26
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed demolition of roofed car port within our private car park, consisting of a tiled roof supported by brick columns with 8 parking spaces within.
Amelia House Crescent Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 12 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0946/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to remove to ground level Elder tree (T1) in the Montague Street Conservation Area.
20 Crescent Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 12 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0947/26
Replacement door and windows to the common parts.
Katherines Lodge Penhill Road Lancing West Sussex
Received 13 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0948/26
Replacement of common entrance door to front (west) and rear (east) elevations.
Clive Court Clive Avenue Worthing West Sussex
Received 13 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0949/26
Single-storey side extension to replace existing carport, single-storey rear extension with a two-storey rear extension above. New solar panels; the existing garage and 1no. chimney are to be demolished.
10 Ilex Way Worthing West Sussex BN12 4UZ
Received 13 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0950/26
Demolition of conservatory. Proposed single storey rear extension, front porch and carport to east side (in front of existing garage)
27 Palatine Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 6JR
Received 13 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0951/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Fell to ground level one sycamore - T1
Puddleducks Day Nursery School 5 Chaucer Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PB
Received 13 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0952/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed single storey rear extension
23 Adversane Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7QJ
Received 13 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0953/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.15 of 2007 to crown reduce in height and radial spread by a maximum of 3m and thin crown by a maximum of 10% one Beech tree (T1), crown reduce in height and radial spread by a maximum of 2m two Yew trees of group G1.
26 Marshall Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 0ES
Received 12 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0954/26
Proposed extension of existing ground floor storage space ancillary to existing retail store (Use Class E(a)). Partial conversion of existing ground floor storage and office space plus proposed single storey upward extension to form 1no. dwellinghouse unit (Use Class C3) in total.
8 High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5DA
Received 14 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0955/26
Application for Listed Building Consent for replacement single glazed windows with double glazed metal windows to main pavilion, double glazing within existing timber windows to the atrium (Denton Lounge) and installation of secondary glazing to dressing rooms and back-of house areas
Pavilion Theatre Worthing Pier The Promenade Worthing West Sussex BN11 3PX
Received 10 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/0956/26
Removal of existing conservatory, construction of single-storey rear extension with rooflight above, partial conversion of garage to habitable space and change of external materials from brick and tiles to render and cladding, replacement windows throughout.
19 Cumberland Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 6JX
Received 14 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0957/26
Retrospective application for the retention of white-painted faux-stone cladding to the ground-floor front and side elevations and retractable fabric canopies above the ground-floor openings.
94 High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5DB
Received 17 Aug 2026
DecidedAWDM/0958/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed side dormers to north and south roof slopes, first floor window to West elevation
7 Burnside Crescent Sompting West Sussex BN15 9TN
Received 17 Aug 2026
RegisteredAWDM/0959/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness to re-model existing garage to a utility room and ground floor shower room with a pitched lean-to roof and the removal of the existing rear porch.
19 Oxen Avenue Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5AF
Received 17 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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