South East
Worthing must plan for 855 homes a year
Worthing has to plan for 855 new homes a year, 4,275 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Worthing. Only 63% of the sites on this council's brownfield register give a housing estimate, so its capacity cannot be totalled. We publish the cover figure only where at least 80% do.
That is a gap in the register, not evidence that Worthing has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Worthing delivered 983 of the 690 homes it was required to: 142%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
64 live sites covering 33 hectares, of which 13 have no planning permission yet. 24 of them give no housing estimate.
A council short of land has to find more, and the 17 August 2026 planning framework widened what counts as grey belt. This page describes the council's position. It does not say whether any particular piece of land would get permission.
Housing Delivery Test 2025 measurement, published 17 August 2026.