Adur planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Adur District Council, updated daily. Adur District Council received 150 planning applications in the last 90 days, 3 of them major schemes. 87% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 46 days.
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Recent applications in Adur
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Land At Former Site Of 11 And 17 To 27 Albion Street Southwick West Sussex
55-flat affordable housing scheme, remedial works to south façades. Addresses water ingress through balcony removal and replacement, façade reconstruction, and rainwater system revision at variation stage. Façade, structural steelwork and balcony packages drive specialist procurement on an approved…
Façade repairStructural repairSteel
Land North Of 12 To 20 Hobart Close Celandine Road Worthing West Sussex
New community building with parking and landscaping, Worthing. Single-storey facility with associated car park and external works at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage and structural frame drive early phases, followed by fit-out and hard landscaping packages.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Lancing Manor Leisure Centre Lancing Manor Manor Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 0PH
Three padel courts with floodlighting at Lancing Manor leisure centre. Converts existing astroturf pitch to padel court use with associated infrastructure at full application stage. Specialist court surfacing, floodlight installation and ground preparation drive the work.
Hard landscapingM&EGroundworks
8 High Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5DA
Mixed-use conversion: retail extension plus one dwelling above, Shoreham. Ground floor expands the retail store while upper-ground converts to a single residential unit with an upward extension, at full application stage. Structural steels, partitioning, fit-out and new M&E services drive the…
Structural repairSteelBrickwork
Unit 5 Chartwell Business Centre 42 Chartwell Road Lancing Business Park Lancing West Sussex BN15 8FB
Industrial unit converting to an indoor golf simulator with café and bar, Lancing. Changes a B2/B8 unit to Class E leisure use with food and drink ancillaries at full application stage. Fit-out, catering services, M&E and golf simulator installation drive the packages for specialist leisure…
Fit-outM&EGlazing
The Glebe Primary School Church Lane Southwick West Sussex BN42 4GB
324-panel solar installation on school roofs, prior approval notification. Adds photovoltaic capacity to Glebe Primary's flat and pitched roof surfaces under permitted-development rules. Roof engineering, electrical integration and inverter fit-out suit renewable specialists with school project…
RenewablesM&EGroundworks
Development Site At 19 To 23 South Street Worthing West Sussex
Replacement shopfront on Worthing High Street. Upgrades the ground-floor frontage of an existing retail unit at full application stage. Glazing, framing and structural support packages are the primary trades for shopfront specialists.
GlazingM&E
3 Winterton Way Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5RE
Substantial bungalow conversion to two storeys with multiple extensions, Shoreham-by-Sea. Garage conversion, front dormer, two-storey rear and single-storey rear extensions plus roof raising and new cladding at full application stage. Metal standing seam, render, timber cladding and structural…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
27 Park Lane Southwick West Sussex BN42 4DL
House extension with roof addition and internal conversion, Southwick. Adds a first-floor observatory roof extension, new entrance lobby and rooflights while converting internal spaces to home office and reception at full application stage. Roofing, structural steel over the converted badminton…
RoofingSteelGlazing
36 Ring Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 0QE
Two-storey rear and side extensions with garage demolition and rebuild, Lancing. Demolishes existing attached garage and utility, then rebuilds it with first-floor extension above and adds part first-floor, part two-storey rear extension plus front balcony at full application stage. Structural…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
36 East Meadway Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5RF
Two-storey rear infill and front extension, Shoreham-by-Sea. Removes front dormer, reconfigures roof with insulated panels, and adds two-storey rear and part-two-storey front wings at full householder stage. Structural steelwork, insulated roof systems, cladding packages and façade renders are the…
GroundworksStructural repairSteel
Church Of St Mary De Haura Church Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Listed church amendment varying drainage route for WC installation, Shoreham-by-Sea. Adjusts the approved scheme's underground drainage alignment and Written Scheme of Investigation via condition variation. Drainage contractors and archaeological monitoring specialist follow the revised route; the…
DrainageM&E
Pebble View 62 Brighton Road Lancing West Sussex
Two parking bays with hardstanding at a Lancing property. Converts part of the front grassed area to provide two new spaces at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage and asphalt surfacing are the principal packages for contractors on site.
GroundworksHard landscapingDrainage
9 Holmbush Way Southwick West Sussex BN42 4YA
Hip-to-gable roof conversion with front and rear dormers, Southwick. Extends a dwelling's roof profile and adds two dormer windows at full householder application stage. Roofing, joinery and glazing dominate the package, with structural steels for the gable conversion and new rafter work throughout.
RoofingJoinerySteel
13 Old Shoreham Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4RD
Single-storey rear extension replacing a conservatory, Southwick. Removes an existing conservatory and erects a single-storey extension at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and groundworks suit local trades, with drainage connections to the existing building.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Adur District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Adur District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Adur District Council, raw rate
31.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.9%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.5 percentage points above expected. Adur District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
124 appeals counted, 121 judged either way (38 allowed, 83 dismissed), 3 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-08 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 35.3% | 28.8% | 69 | 68 | 24 |
| Householder (HAS) | 24.4% | 35.6% | 45 | 45 | 11 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enforcement Notice | Too few judged | 13.5% | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Adur District Council
Adur District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Adur District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent19 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Adur District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder92% (185 decided)
- other85% (40 decided)
- residential96% (23 decided)
- commercial95% (22 decided)
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