Adur & Worthing vs Peterborough, planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Adur & Worthing and Peterborough? A side-by-side comparison based on 50,869 combined decisions.

Last updated: September 2026

Adur & Worthing: –

25,460 decisions · – approved · – refused · 27 wards

Peterborough: 86.0%

25,409 decisions · 21,857 approved · 3,552 refused · 30 wards

Overall approval rates

Adur & Worthing (25,460 decided)

–

Peterborough (25,409 decided)

86.0%

By application type

Advertisement, Adur & Worthing (20 decided)

–

Advertisement, Peterborough (1,678 decided)

85.4%

Certificate of Lawfulness, Adur & Worthing (101 decided)

–

Certificate of Lawfulness, Peterborough (225 decided)

40.4%

Discharge of Conditions, Adur & Worthing (85 decided)

–

Discharge of Conditions, Peterborough (19 decided)

94.7%

Full, Adur & Worthing (396 decided)

–

Full, Peterborough (22,046 decided)

86.6%

Listed Building, Adur & Worthing (18 decided)

–

Listed Building, Peterborough (1,475 decided)

92.7%

Other, Adur & Worthing (35,020 decided)

–

Other, Peterborough (2,400 decided)

82.3%

Prior Approval, Peterborough (967 decided)

81.0%

Trees, Adur & Worthing (95 decided)

–

Trees, Peterborough (4,828 decided)

97.5%

What the numbers mean

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