Adur District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Adur District Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Adur District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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21 July 2026 · Approved
77 Marlborough Road Lancing Business Park Lancing West Sussex BN15 8UF · AWDM/0525/26
Figures for Adur District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 7%of more than 460 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 31 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 35%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 74plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Adur District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is therefore the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: (i) the character and appearance of the area; and (ii) coastal change and related biodiversity impacts.”
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“The main issue is the effect that the proposed development would have on highway safety in the nearby parts of Old Shoreham Road.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; and • whether the proposed use of the site would be acceptable with regards to development plan policies.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on (i) the character and appearance of the local area; and (ii) the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regards to outlook and future occupiers of the proposed dwelling with…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.