The Site
About the site
The land at Titnore Way is a 14.3-acre brownfield site located to the north of Titnore Way in the Northbrook area of Worthing. The site is broadly rectangular in shape and sits within an established residential context, with housing along its eastern boundary and the wider Worthing urban area to the south. The western boundary adjoins the Titnore and Goring Woods Complex Local Wildlife Site and ancient woodland.
Site history
The site was formerly occupied by the Caravan and Motorhome Club, which leased the land from Worthing Borough Council. The Club voluntarily surrendered its lease, which terminated around 2023, and the site has been vacant since. The council subsequently marketed the site for development in line with its Local Plan obligations and selected Croudace Homes as the developer following that process.
We recognise that the former caravan site was used and valued by many people over the years, and we understand that its closure was felt by those with long-standing connections to it. The council, as landowner, was required to consider the site’s future use in line with its planning obligations, and the designation of the site for housing in the Local Plan reflects the outcome of that process.
The Local Plan allocation
The southern half of the site is allocated for residential development in Worthing Borough Council’s adopted Local Plan under reference WBCBR35, adopted in March 2023 following public consultation at multiple stages and independent examination before a government-appointed planning inspector.
The northern half of the site was formerly the operational area of the Caravan and Motorhome Club. The policy boundary between the two parcels reflected the Club’s ongoing occupation at the time the Local Plan was prepared rather than any physical or environmental distinction on the ground – the site reads and functions as a single cohesive parcel with no physical feature dividing north from south.
With the whole site now available, Croudace Homes sought pre-application advice from Worthing Borough Council on bringing it forward comprehensively. Officers were supportive of this approach, noting that a whole-site scheme would deliver a better design and planning outcome than developing the southern parcel in isolation.
The designation of this site for housing was also a material factor in the council’s successful resistance to a proposal for 475 homes on the Goring Gap at Chatsmore Farm, helping to protect one of Worthing’s most valued areas of undeveloped land.
Why is Croudace Homes bringing the site forward?
Worthing Borough Council selected Croudace Homes as the developer following a formal marketing process, and contracts were exchanged in March 2026 subject to planning permission. Croudace has since been working with a team of specialist consultants to develop a scheme that makes the best use of this brownfield site, delivers 47 affordable homes for local people – exceeding the council’s policy requirement – and integrates well with the surrounding neighbourhood.