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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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RegisteredAWDM/1012/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order 77/00004/TPO Chatsmore House, Goring Street, Worthing, T1 - Sycamore - Reduce the radial crown spread to East by a maximum of 2.5m to give 3m clearance from property
Chatsmore House Goring Street Worthing West Sussex
Received 27 Aug 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1013/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.27 of 2001 Black Locust (T15): lateral reduction on Eastern side up to 2m.
7 Valley Gardens Worthing West Sussex BN14 0JJ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1014/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 03 (Surface Water); 04 (SuDs Maintenance); 05 (Foul Drainage); 06 (Car Parking) 07 (Cycle Parking); 08 (External Lighting); 09 (Hard and Soft Landscaping); 10 (Boundary Treatments); 11 (Materials); 13 (BNG Net Gain Plan); 16 (CMP details); 17 (ASHP Noise details); 18 (Protection from Road Noise details) of approved application AWDM/0261/26.
Land Between 8 And 9 Holmbush Close Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 28 Aug 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1016/26
Amendment to approved application AWDM/0189/26 to include a turret to the rear elevation and remodelled front facing dormer windows. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: External improvements to include the remodelling of front and rear dormer windows. Ridge line extended into half gable. Increased size of the existing rear dormer window and addition of white composite panelling to side of rear dormer. Ground floor front hipped end to be extended to gable end. New roof of natural slate (100mm thicker than the existing roof). Proposed flue to replace chimney. Glazed panels to existing balcony, increased size of eaves. New windows, front door and garage door and solar panels.
74 Old Fort Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HA
Received 28 Aug 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1017/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out work in the Shoreham Conservation Area: Tree 0V30 Betula - Crown lift canopy to a maximum of 3m above ground level. Tree 0V32 Platanus - Crown lift canopy to a maximum of 3m above ground level and Tree group 0V33 Prunus - Crown lift canopies to a maximum of 2m above ground level
Shoreham Library St Marys Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5ZA
Received 28 Aug 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1018/26
Proposed rooms in roof consisting of rear dormer with Juliet balcony, side gable and rooflights to front elevation.
2 New Barn Close Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6HJ
Received 28 Aug 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1019/26
SINGLE STOREY FRONT & REAR EXTENSION
20 Walpole Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4PL
Received 28 Aug 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1020/26
Proposed rear extension
49 Hawthorn Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 9LT
Received 28 Aug 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1022/26
Single storey rear extension (retrospective)
25 Stoney Lane Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6LA
Received 1 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1023/26
Proposed change of use from Use Class B2 / B8 to Class E for provision of Indoor Golf Simulator with ancillary cafe on ground floor and bar on first floor
Unit 5 Chartwell Business Centre 42 Chartwell Road Lancing Business Park Lancing West Sussex BN15 8FB
Received 1 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1024/26
Remove front dormer and pitched roof to existing 1.5 storey element to north side of the existing house. Addition of a part 1st floor, part 2-storey extension to front. New 2-storey rear infill extension. Replace existing roof tiles with insulated roof panels. Elevations to be finished with a mix of white coloured render and untreated timber cladding.
36 East Meadway Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5RF
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/1025/26
Construction of rear garden outbuilding
56 Haynes Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7JY
Received 1 Sept 2026 - DecidedAWDM/1026/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed rooms in roof consisting of hip to side gable roof enlargements, rear dormer with Juliet balcony and roof lights to front and rear elevations.
35 Highdown Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN13 1QL
Received 1 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1027/26
Removal of existing detached garage; subdivision of existing dwelling plot and erection of attached 2-storey house with frontage parking and cycle storage; associated alterations to existing dwelling including cycle storage, frontage parking and new vehicle access
19 Wavertree Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 6DE
Received 1 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1028/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out work in the Goring Conservation Area: Yew (T1): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Holm oak (T2): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Holm oak (T3): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 2m Holm oak (T4): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Bay (T5): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Portuguese laurel (T6): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Portuguese laurel (T7): Crown lift up to 2.5m, radial and height reduction up to 1.5m Birch (T8): Crown thinning up to 20% Holm oak (T9): Crown lift up to 5m to keep clear of road Bay (T10): Crown lift up to 3.5m, radial and height reduction up to 2m Pittosporum (T11): removal to ground level
122 Sea Lane Worthing West Sussex BN12 4PU
Received 1 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1029/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) of application AWDM/0525/24 allowed on appeal
Elreg House 58 Rosslyn Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6WP
Received 2 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1030/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 5m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 2.8m and height of eaves of the extension 2.45m
71 Ullswater Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 9UG
Received 2 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1031/26
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 (CMP) of AWDM/1367/25 allowed on appeal
Unit 3 New Wharf Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6RN
Received 2 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1032/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to pollard to 5m in height and to remove overhang onto adjacent parking bays one Lime tree (T1) in the Southlands Conservation Area.
Street Record Southlands Way Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 2 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1033/26
Amalgamation of two self-contained flats to form a single dwellinghouse, together with alterations to the ground-floor rear elevation comprising the installation of white bi-fold doors and a replacement white kitchen window.
155 Heene Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4NY
Received 2 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1036/26
Replacement of existing internal doors with new FD30S fire doors.
1 Liverpool Terrace Worthing West Sussex
Received 2 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1038/26
Garden room to replace garage
4 Mill Avenue Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5GF
Received 2 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1039/26
Single-storey front extension, replacement garage, widened driveway entrance.
6 Ennerdale Drive Sompting West Sussex BN15 9UH
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1040/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed demolition of existing rooftop plant rooms and construction of new roof top plant rooms
Worthing Hospital Lyndhurst Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2DH
Received 3 Sept 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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