Fair, Green & Local

Our corporate strategy for Adur and Worthing (2025-2028)

• Introduction to Fair, Green & Local
• What Fair, Green & Local means
• Our five missions
• Progress at a glance
• Get involved

Introduction to Fair, Green & Local

Fair, Green & Local sets out our shared ambition for Adur and Worthing to be places where people can live well, feel supported and have pride in their communities - now and for the future.

Our aim is for our coastal communities to thrive, with being fair, green and local at the heart of everything we do.

• Fair, Green & Local - Corporate Strategy 2025-2028 - revised September 2026 (PDF)

Note: Fair, Green & Local has replaced Our Plan.

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What Fair, Green & Local means

Fair, Green & Local describes the future we want to build together with residents, partners and businesses.

• Fair: Everyone should have the chance to live well.
• Green: Protecting our coast, countryside and neighbourhoods.
• Local: Supporting people to make a difference in their communities.

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Our five missions

Fair, Green & Local is delivered through five mission areas, which organise our priorities and major projects:

• Pride in Place: Supporting communities to shape local change.
• Place and environmental services: Keeping neighbourhoods clean, green and well cared for.
• Regeneration and economic growth: Investing in vibrant town centres and coastal places.
• Housing and prevention: Helping residents access safe homes and support.
• Local government reform (LGR) and core resources: Ensuring the councils are strong and ready for change.

Pride in Place

Building strong community networks where residents have the power and resources to create positive change. Examples of work:

• Pride in Worthing
• Pride in our District
• community funding
• supporting volunteering
• nature recovery

This work helps ensure local solutions reflect real needs and lived experience.

Place and environmental services

Delivering high-quality services that keep neighbourhoods clean, green and accessible. Examples of work:

• waste collection
• street cleaning
• new low-carbon refuse vehicles
• delivering weekly food waste collections
• Worthing Heat Network

Reliable services help neighbourhoods feel cared for and function well day to day.

Regeneration and economic growth

Supporting vibrant town centres, local businesses and long-term investment. Examples of work:

• public space improvements
• coastal defence works
• improvements to civic assets such as Worthing Pier and Worthing Lido

These projects shape places for decades and support local prosperity.

Housing and prevention

Helping residents access safe homes and earlier support. Examples of work:

• homelessness prevention
• improving temporary accommodation management
• cost-of-living support for vulnerable residents
• wellbeing and social prescribing programmes
• Connect to Work programme

Housing pressures remain one of the most challenging areas of work for councils across the country.

Local government reform (LGR) and core resources

Ensuring the councils remain resilient and ready for change. Examples of work:

• preparing for local government reform (LGR)
• strengthening governance and financial planning
• improving complaints handling and service learning
• investing in staff development and leadership
• exploring digital improvements and automation

This work helps ensure strong and stable councils during a period of national change.

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Progress at a glance

Fair, Green & Local currently includes dozens of projects across the five missions.

You can read the latest quarterly progress reports below:

• Fair, Green & Local update - Introducing Pride in Place initiative Joint Strategic Committee, September 2026 (PDF)
   
• Fair, Green and Local: Quarterly Progress - report to Joint Strategic Committee, July 2026 (PDF)
  • Summaries of Impact by Mission Board - Appendix 1: Fair, Green and Local - Quarterly Progress - report to Joint Strategic Committee, July 2026 (PDF)
  • Appendix 2: Fair, Green & Local: Work Programme Update, May 2026 (PDF)
     
• Fair, Green and Local: Quarterly Progress - report to Joint Strategic Committee, March 2026 (PDF)
  • Detailed progress on each project - Appendix 1: Fair, Green and Local - Quarterly Progress - report to Joint Strategic Committee, March 2026 (PDF)
     
• Orignal strategy document, December 2025
  • Fair, Green & Local - Corporate Strategy 2025-2028 (PDF)

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Get involved

Residents and organisations can help shape the future of Adur and Worthing by:

• responding to engagement activities on local plans and regeneration, see: consultations

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