Worthing Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Worthing Borough 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 Worthing Borough 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).
Figures for Worthing Borough 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 | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 56 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 17%about one in six |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 47plan adopted 2023 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Worthing Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“I consider the main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the Local Green Gap; • The effect of the proposed development on landscape including the setting of the South Downs National Park; and • Whether the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the building and wider area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: i) the effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area, and ii) whether the development proposed would provide an acceptable standard of living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.