Worthing planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Worthing Borough Council, updated daily. Worthing Borough Council received 183 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes. 87% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 56 days.
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Recent applications in Worthing
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Land North Of 12 To 20 Hobart Close Celandine Road Worthing West Sussex
New community building with car park and landscaping, Worthing. Erects a single-use F1 facility with associated parking, roads and external works at full application stage. Site civils, structural frame and M&E packages open the work, with fit-out and hard landscaping to follow.
GroundworksStructural frameM&E
19 Wavertree Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 6DE
One new two-storey house on a subdivided Worthing plot. Demolishes an existing garage and creates a new dwelling on part of the site, with parking and cycle storage for both new and retained properties at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and brickwork are primary, with drainage…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
14 Twyford Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 2NP
Two-bedroom housing scheme replacing one dwelling, Worthing. Demolishes existing house and erects two new homes with parking and landscaping at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks and frame lead first, with brickwork, roofing and M&E packages following.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Development Site At 19 To 23 South Street Worthing West Sussex
Replacement shopfront at 19–23 South Street, Worthing. Removes and replaces the front façade of an existing retail unit at full application stage. Glazing, aluminium framing and shopfront installation packages suit local specialists on a town-centre high-street site.
GlazingFaçade repair
88 Salvington Hill Worthing West Sussex BN13 3BD
Two-storey detached house in rear garden, Worthing. New two-bedroom dwelling with attached garage, access and landscaping on a Salvington Hill plot at full application stage. Foundations, frame, cladding and roofing drive the build, with garage structure and site drainage as ancillary packages.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Castle 7 The Strand Worthing West Sussex BN12 6DL
Retrospective retention of pergola and timber fencing at a Worthing public house. Seeks consent for an entrance pergola and 1.8m slatted timber boundary screening already in place. Joinery and timber cladding packages complete; fencing installation and pergola carpentry are the live specialist…
JoineryCladding
48 Offington Lane Worthing West Sussex BN14 9RT
First-floor rear extension with Juliet balcony, Worthing. Adds a rear room and balcony to an existing house at full householder stage. Roofing, glazing, steel lintels and balcony installation are the principal packages for local trades.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
22 West Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HD
Single-storey rear extension replacing existing one, Worthing. Demolishes and rebuilds a rear extension at full householder application stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roofing drive the schedule, with glazing and drainage following.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
7 Broomfield Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN14 7RY
Two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension, Worthing. Adds substantial internal space to an existing home at full householder application stage. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and structural steels for the upper level suit local building subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
35 - 39 South Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3AW
Roller shutter retention consent for a Worthing shop frontage. Approves keeping an existing security shutter on the front elevation at full application stage. No construction work is triggered; this is a consent to retain an installed feature.
Development Site At Former Frosts Car Showroom And Premises 69 To 75 Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Condition variation on a 176-unit mixed-use scheme, Shoreham-by-Sea. Amends approved plans and site levels on a major mixed-use development already consented and progressing. The parent scheme remains live; material and specification decisions tied to the varied design are imminent.
St Johns Court 7 John Street Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Listed building consent for window and boundary wall repairs, Shoreham. Replaces lower lancet window sections and masonry copings to a protected structure at consent stage. Specialist glazing, masonry and stonework trades dominate; heritage materials and conservation methods apply.
GlazingFaçade repair
22 West Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HD
Single-storey rear extension on a listed building, Worthing. Demolishes the existing extension and erects a new one-storey replacement at listed building consent stage. Masonry, roofing and specialist joinery packages require listed-building-compliant detailing and heritage-approved materials.
DemolitionBrickworkRoofing
Beach House Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex
Listed building consent for structural repairs to a Worthing bay window, retrospective. Rebuilds a soldier course lintel, restitches cracking above, installs helical bars and re-renders the rear ground-floor curved bay. Specialist masonry contractors and crack-stitching installers carry the works…
Structural repairFaçade repairBrickwork
The Gatehouse 25 Warnham Road Worthing West Sussex BN12 4LL
Window and door replacement at a Worthing property. Replaces existing timber windows and doors with white UPVC and coated aluminium alternatives at full application stage. Glazing and aluminium suppliers can target this householder retrofit, with bespoke sizing and installation services.
Glazing
Planning appeals in Worthing Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Worthing Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Worthing Borough Council, raw rate
22.9%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.2%
national rates applied to this caseload
7.3 percentage points below expected. Worthing Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
215 appeals counted, 205 judged either way (47 allowed, 158 dismissed), 10 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-09 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 25.6% | 28.8% | 128 | 125 | 32 |
| Householder (HAS) | 21.4% | 35.6% | 58 | 56 | 12 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 0% | 36.9% | 5 | 5 | 0 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 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 Worthing Borough Council
Worthing Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Worthing Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent4 homes
- Affordable rent43 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.
Worthing Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder90% (246 decided)
- other89% (72 decided)
- commercial86% (28 decided)
- residential81% (27 decided)
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