Bath & NE Somerset vs Adur & Worthing, planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Bath & NE Somerset and Adur & Worthing? A side-by-side comparison based on 45,369 combined decisions.

Last updated: September 2026

Bath & NE Somerset: 90.9%

19,909 decisions · 18,105 approved · 1,804 refused · 41 wards

Adur & Worthing: –

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

Overall approval rates

Bath & NE Somerset (19,909 decided)

90.9%

Adur & Worthing (25,460 decided)

–

By application type

Advertisement, Adur & Worthing (20 decided)

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Certificate of Lawfulness, Adur & Worthing (101 decided)

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Discharge of Conditions, Adur & Worthing (85 decided)

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Full, Adur & Worthing (396 decided)

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Listed Building, Adur & Worthing (18 decided)

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Other, Bath & NE Somerset (36,813 decided)

93.3%

Other, Adur & Worthing (35,020 decided)

–

Trees, Adur & Worthing (95 decided)

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What the numbers mean

PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for at least one of these councils on data-quality grounds, so no approval-rate comparison is published here. Decision volumes are still shown.

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