Bromley vs Adur & Worthing, planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Bromley and Adur & Worthing? A side-by-side comparison based on 51,088 combined decisions.

Last updated: September 2026

Bromley: 79.8%

25,628 decisions · 20,444 approved · 5,184 refused · 54 wards

Adur & Worthing: –

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

Overall approval rates

Bromley (25,628 decided)

79.8%

Adur & Worthing (25,460 decided)

–

By application type

Advertisement, Adur & Worthing (20 decided)

–

Certificate of Lawfulness, Adur & Worthing (101 decided)

–

Discharge of Conditions, Adur & Worthing (85 decided)

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Full, Bromley (12,342 decided)

82.0%

Full, Adur & Worthing (396 decided)

–

Listed Building, Adur & Worthing (18 decided)

–

Other, Bromley (21,870 decided)

80.8%

Other, Adur & Worthing (35,020 decided)

–

Prior Approval, Bromley (1,955 decided)

77.2%

Trees, Adur & Worthing (95 decided)

–

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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