Planning Section

Our Planning Section is made up of the Development Control and Building Control Groups, who work closely together and in conjunction with the Strategic Housing and Planning Group, to ensure that the development of Worthing is carried out with your involvement; in accordance with legislation; following national and local guidelines and policies and to ensure that such development is safe.

As a top performing planning section, for over 10 years, we are committed to providing the best level of service we can.  Our aims are set out in our Customer Care Mission Statement and Service Standards (Codes of Practice). However, we are not content to rest on past achievements and if there is any way in which you think we can improve, then please let us know.

Our web site is constantly updated and we welcome any suggestions you may have for improving its content or ease of use.

Making and Viewing Planning Applications On-line

• You can view the progress of planning applications by clicking via Planning Online or by viewing and downloading our Applications Registered (Weekly List) that we produce in PDF format.
  
  
• Registering with the Planning Portal allows you to send us an online planning application. You can also access planning advice through the portal without registering.

Making a Non-On-line Planning Application (Paper)

National Standard Application Form - 1APP

You can still make a non-on-line planning application using the National Standard Application Forms - 1APP. All of these are available from the 

You need to print these off and fill them in by hand as they are not on-line application forms.

Other Planning and Building Control Forms

Please see the Planning and Building Control Forms section in the forms library.

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