Contact us

Please use the links below to take you directly to the service you are looking for - you should be able to answer your own queries from these sections (you will also find relevant contact details there).

Alternatively, you can browse our site using the pull down menus above, the A to Z section, or the search facility to find what you are looking for.

General enquiries and out of hours: If, however, you are just wanting to make a general enquiry, or are just looking for a switchboard number, then you can use the information below:

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During office hours

Council offices are open 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays)
Cash Office, Portland House, is open 9:00am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays)

The following sections have direct dial numbers available for use:

  • Adur Homes Repairs - 01903 221023
  • Automated payment system - 0300 1236 002
  • Benefits - Housing and Council Tax:
    • Adur - 01273 263444
    • Worthing - 01903 221062
  • Building Control - 01903 221065
  • Business rates (NNDR):
    • Adur - 01273 263111
    • Worthing - 01903 221061
  • Council Tax:
    • Adur - 01273 263111
    • Worthing - 01903 221061
  • Environmental Health - 01903 221064
  • Housing Services - 01903 221063
  • Planning - 01903 221065
  • Recycling and waste - 01903 851729
  • Strategic Housing - 01903 221065
  • Tourist Information - 01903 221066

Or for a general switchboard number:

Please also note: during busy periods your call to the switchboard may be held in a queue and will answered as soon as an operator becomes free.

Adur:
e-mail: helppoint@adur-worthing.gov.uk
Post or in person:
    Adur & Worthing Councils,
    Adur Civic Centre,
    Ham Road,
    Shoreham-by-Sea,
    West Sussex,
    BN43 6PR
Phone: 01273 263000 (switchboard)
 
(Adur covers: Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sompting, Southwick)

Worthing:
e-mail: enquiries@adur-worthing.gov.uk
Post or in person:
    Adur & Worthing Councils,
    Worthing Town Hall,
    Chapel Road,
    Worthing,
    West Sussex,
    BN11 1HA
Phone: 01903 239999 (switchboard)

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Out of hours - emergencies

Emergency phone numbers for use during evenings, weekends, bank holidays, etc only when the offices are closed

These numbers are for out of office hours emergencies only - if it is not an emergency situation then please wait until the offices are next open and use the office hours numbers below.

  • Adur: 07713 889 128
    (Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sompting, Southwick) 
  • Worthing: 01903 821 992

 Use of this out of hours service

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