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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681 approved · 56 refused · 24 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1103/26
Retrospective Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7 (Cycle parking), 8 (Bin storage) of approved application AWDM/1265/20.
Agility Healthcare Ltd 8 St Johns Parade Alinora Crescent Worthing West Sussex BN12 4HJ
Received 16 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1104/26
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce height from approx 10m to 8m; radial width to north from approx 6m to 4m, radial width to west from 4m to 2m, one Bay tree (T1) in the Chapel Road Conservation Area.
63 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 16 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1106/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (contaminated land) of approved application AWDM/0525/26.
77 Marlborough Road Lancing Business Park Lancing West Sussex BN15 8UF
Received 17 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1107/26
Installation of three padel courts on existing astroturf football pitch and associated works, including floodlighting.
Lancing Manor Leisure Centre Lancing Manor Manor Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 0PH
Received 17 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1109/26
Replacement of 8no casement windows with automatic opening vents (AOVs) plus an additional AOV on side (east) elevation
Westminster Court Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex
Received 17 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1116/26
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 20 of 1990 to Crown lift to 4m to clear pavement; Radial spread reduction by 2m on North and East aspect, from 8m to 6m; Radial spread reduction by 1m on South and West side, from 7m to 6m; Height reduction by 2m, from 15m to 13m; and removal of deadwood to Tulip tree (T1).
Flat 1 Broadwater Boulevard Worthing West Sussex BN14 8JF
Received 17 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/1119/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.
The Cottage Heene Place Worthing West Sussex BN11 3NL
Received 18 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1121/26
Non-material amendment to approved application AWDM/0453/23 to regularise the works for the removal of the pitches above the front windows and the extension to the porch.
7 Norman Crescent Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6AH
Received 21 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1124/26
Installation of new timber feather-edge boundary fencing and associated pedestrian gates to the front and side garden boundaries, together with removal of existing hedgerows/shrub vegetation.
3 Rectory Walk Sompting West Sussex BN15 0DU
Received 21 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1126/26
Replacement of existing timber painted windows and doors with white UPVC and coated aluminium windows and doors
The Gatehouse 25 Warnham Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4LL
Received 21 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1127/26
Retrospective application for the retention of a pergola over the entrance ramp and 1.8m-high slatted timber fencing along the eastern boundary and part of the southern boundary of the public house.
Castle 7 The Strand Worthing West Sussex BN12 6DL
Received 21 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/1128/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for hip to (East) side gable roof extension and rear (North) dormer
26 Salvington Gardens Worthing West Sussex BN13 2BL
Received 18 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1129/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Materials and Detailing) of approved application AWDM/1618/23.
Union Place Car Park Union Place Worthing West Sussex
Received 22 Sept 2026
RegisteredAWDM/1132/26
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (Sound Insulation); 6 (Cycle Storage) of approved application AWDM/1032/25
51 Teville Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1UX
Received 23 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionAWDM/1140/26
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for rear dormer and 3no. rooflights to front elevation
Westcroft Goring Street Worthing West Sussex BN12 5AN
Received 24 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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