How many planning applications are there in Adur and Worthing?

We recorded 511 planning applications in Adur and Worthing in the last 90 days, of which 280 were approved and 32 refused. The figures are counted from Adur and Worthing District Councils's own public register and update weekly.

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Planning applications in Adur and Worthing

Decided by Adur and Worthing District Councils, combined planning authority. Part of West Sussex.

A flat overhead site plan of a street of generic building plots with one plot picked out.

511 applications in the last 90 days Measured

280 of them approved

32 refused

61 days typical time from validation to decision Median of the decisions we hold

Applications a week for the last 12 weeks — busiest week 39. Measured

27 Jul 2026 12 Oct 2026

Jobs on the register in Adur and Worthing

Newest first, straight from Adur and Worthing District Councils's public register — what was proposed and what happened to it. We never publish who applied or where they live — that is what an account is for.

Replacement shopfront Awaiting decision Received 15 Oct 2026
Non-material amendment to approved application AWDM/0396/25 to re-position ground floor rear doors and add window; reposition rooflights; and remove one side window on rear dormer. Awaiting decision Received 15 Oct 2026
Lower ground floor rear extension with balcony above, single storey rear extension, loft conversion with hip to gable roof extensions, rear dormer and balcony Awaiting decision Received 15 Oct 2026
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order number TPO 1995. No. 53 Beech (T1) - Raise canopy to 8m, Thin canopy by 10%. Pine (T2) - Remove large dead limb Awaiting decision Received 14 Oct 2026
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.20 of 1994 (Group G3) to reduce the radial crown spread of 5 x Sycamores to the west and back from property and garden by a maximum of 2m. To lift crown … Awaiting decision Received 14 Oct 2026
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed loft conversion with rear dormers to main and outrigger roofslopes and front rooflights; first floor side window; double glazed windows/doors to ground and first fl… Awaiting decision Received 14 Oct 2026
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for single storey side extension Awaiting decision Received 14 Oct 2026
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.46 of 2003 to reduce southern to eastern section by 1.5 to 2 metres. Reduce height by up to 2 metres and shape and balance accordingly, 1no. Beech tree o… Awaiting decision Received 13 Oct 2026
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission AWDM/0065/21, granted on appeal under reference APP/M3835/W/21/3274486 to alter the ground floor side roof design and add rooflight, install roof-mounted … Awaiting decision Received 13 Oct 2026
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Electric vehicle charging space) & 4 (Contamination) of AWDM/0065/21, granted on appeal reference APP/M3835/W/21/3274486. Awaiting decision Received 13 Oct 2026
Installation of 1no. externally illuminated post sign and 1no. externally illuminated hanging sign. Awaiting decision Received 12 Oct 2026
Rooms in roof with hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and front rooflights Awaiting decision Received 12 Oct 2026

That is 12 of 511. A free account shows every one of them, filtered how you like.

Where Adur and Worthing is on the map. 2 districts shaded on applications we hold. Measured

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