In the last 12 months, 93.2% of householder applications were approved in Worthing (207 decided). A typical householder decision takes about nine weeks (median 62 days).
Full planning applications: 88.3% approved (111 decided).
Across all application types on record (2023-02-22–2026-04-02): 95.0% of 2,436 decisions approved.
| Category | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Householder | 934 | 878 | 56 | |
| Trees | 347 | 342 | 5 | |
| Full Planning Application | 275 | 256 | 19 | |
| Residential Extension | 211 | 204 | 7 | |
| Discharge of Conditions | 141 | 141 | 0 | |
| Conservation Area | 89 | 89 | 0 | |
| Change of Use | 86 | 76 | 10 | |
| Listed Building | 64 | 61 | 3 | |
| Non-Material Amendment | 40 | 40 | 0 | |
| Demolition | 36 | 30 | 6 | |
| Lawful Development | 35 | 34 | 1 | |
| Commercial | 24 | 22 | 2 | |
| Advertisement Consent | 24 | 23 | 1 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) | 21 | 21 | 0 | |
| Signage | 21 | 19 | 2 | |
| Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) | 17 | 12 | 5 | |
| Conversion to Flats | 16 | 15 | 1 | |
| County Council Reg 3 Application | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| Residential New Build | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
| Tree Works (TPO) | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Prior Approval | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Enforcement | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Worthing Reg 3 Application | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tree Works (Conservation Area) | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Non-Material Amendment (S96a) | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Outline Planning | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Listed Building Consent | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Worthing Reg 4 Application | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 190 | 178 | |
| 2023-Q4 | 203 | 195 | |
| 2024-Q1 | 206 | 195 | |
| 2024-Q2 | 186 | 174 | |
| 2024-Q3 | 228 | 212 | |
| 2024-Q4 | 213 | 206 | |
| 2025-Q1 | 216 | 210 | |
| 2025-Q2 | 213 | 203 | |
| 2025-Q3 | 230 | 225 | |
| 2025-Q4 | 176 | 161 | |
| 2026-Q1 | 190 | 178 | |
| 2026-Q2 | 4 | 4 |
| Ward | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 336 | 310 | 26 | |
| Offington | 325 | 309 | 16 | |
| Salvington | 252 | 237 | 15 | |
| Goring | 224 | 214 | 10 | |
| Heene | 200 | 194 | 6 | |
| Marine Worthing | 196 | 186 | 10 | |
| Selden | 179 | 165 | 14 | |
| Gaisford | 162 | 154 | 8 | |
| Tarring | 150 | 145 | 5 | |
| Broadwater | 136 | 132 | 4 | |
| Castle | 105 | 103 | 2 | |
| Durrington | 92 | 90 | 2 |
Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.