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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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1069/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4.77m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3m and height of eaves of the extension 2.70m
24 Park Lane Southwick West Sussex BN42 4DL
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/1070/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 (sustainable drainage maintenance and management scheme) of application AWDM/1367/25 allowed on appeal
Unit 3 New Wharf Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6RN
Received 11 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1071/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 45 of 1995 to reduce crown height and radial spread by a maximum of 3 metres to suitable growth points; remove dead wood throughout crown, English Oak T2.
18 Taw Close Worthing West Sussex BN13 3PQ
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/1072/26
Semi permanent platform and ramp to provide wheelchair access to the front door
67 Chesterfield Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 6BY
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/1076/26
Single storey rear extension
40 Frobisher Way Worthing West Sussex BN12 6EX
Received 11 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1078/26
Non-Material amendment to approved AWDM/0990/23 for alterations to rooflights on North and South roofslopes, plus the roof detail/fenestration design of single storey side (East) and rear (South) extensions
3 Latimer Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 5EP
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1080/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.15 of 2005 to reduce crown height by approx. 2m, reduce overall lateral canopy by approx. 2 m, pruning to suitable growth points resulting in approx. height and lateral spread of 11m, one Purple Beech tree to rear garden (T2); to re-prune the crown to previous established pruning points, reducing overall height by approx. 5m to an overall height approx. 10m, one Robinia (T1) of group G1 to the front garden.
1 The Waylands Bramble Lane Worthing West Sussex BN13 3JE
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/1081/26
Replacement Glazing to Ground and First Floor Flats (4 & 5 Vestry Place).
4 Vestry Place Tarring Worthing West Sussex BN13 1FD
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1083/26
Retention of the roller shutter to the front elevation of the existing shop
35 - 39 South Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3AW
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1084/26
Proposed garage in rear garden
4 Waterworks Cottages Hill Barn Lane Worthing West Sussex BN14 9QQ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1086/26
The addition of a new entrance lobby, proposed roof extension to form 1st floor observatory, conversion of existing internal badminton court into a home office and conversion of part of garage to reception area with new rooflights; internal re-organisation & minor amendments to fenestration.
27 Park Lane Southwick West Sussex BN42 4DL
Received 15 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1087/26
Extensions and alterations to an existing chalet bungalow comprising garage conversion with first floor extension over, additional front dormer, two storey rear extension and single storey rear extension. Extensions and alterations to existing roof including raised eaves at the rear to form two storeys, use of metal standing seam cladding to roof, render and timber cladding to walls
3 Winterton Way Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5RE
Received 15 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1088/26
Proposed community building with associated car parking, landscaping and external works.
Land North Of 12 To 20 Hobart Close Celandine Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/1089/26
Replacement UPVC windows and door, south and east elevations at seventh floor.
Flat 31 Seabright West Parade Worthing West Sussex BN11 3QS
Received 15 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1092/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce entire crown by up to 2m; lift crown by 2.5 - 3m and remove major deadwood and crossing branches of one Sycmaore (T1) in the West Tarring Conservation Area.
3 Glebe Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7PF
Received 15 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1093/26
Retrospective application for retention of existing fencing to Western boundary
56 Dankton Gardens Sompting West Sussex BN15 0DX
Received 16 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1094/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 14 - Part (1) (Preliminary risk assessment) of application AWDM/1367/25 approved on appeal reference 6003526.
Unit 3 New Wharf Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6RN
Received 16 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1095/26
Single storey front extension to existing garden 'granny' annex.
18 Cokeham Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AA
Received 16 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1096/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 27 part B (Landscape and biodiversity) of approved variation of conditions application AWDM/0873/24.
Land East Of 1 To 11 Mercury House Ham Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Received 16 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1097/26
Retrospective planning permission for a replacement detached ancillary garden room.
83 Howard Road Sompting West Sussex BN15 0LP
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAWDM/1098/26
Vehicular access onto Eirene Road and associated alterations to front boundary wall/pillars
14 Eirene Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4DJ
Received 16 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1099/26
Single storey rear extension
1 Furze Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 3BP
Received 16 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1100/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to crown reduce, reshape and tidy as per Application and Schedule of Proposed Tree Works, 8no. trees within the Durrington Conservation Area.
Greenstede House Durrington Hill Worthing West Sussex BN13 2PU
Received 16 Sept 2026 - RegisteredAWDM/1102/26
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 6m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3.5m and height of eaves of the extension 3m
1 Coombe Rise Worthing West Sussex BN14 0ED
Received 16 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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