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A stained-glass window was commissioned in memory of [[Trevor Huddleston]] OL, and consecrated by [[Desmond Tutu]] on 22 May 2007. The west wall of the chapel was built between 1960 and 2017. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sussexexclusive.com/visit-magnificent-lancing-chapel/|title=Visit Magnificent Lancing Chapel|date=19 May 2023|work=Sussex Exclusive |access-date=21 April 2024|quote=}}</ref> that area had remained bricked up since 1978 when bricks replaced the previous corrugated iron facade.
In 2019, permission was obtained for building the western three-arched porch that had been designed by Michael Drury. During this phase, the brickwork in the facade was also completed as were the chapel's buttresses.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/one-of-the-great-landmarks-of-the-sussex-coast-finally-finished-some-156-years-after-work-was-started-267380|title=‘One of the great landmarks of the Sussex coast’, finally finished some 156 years after work was started|date=14 April 2024|work=County Life|access-date=21 April 2024|quote=}}</ref>
The chapel was closed to visitors during the coronavirus pandemic and, subsequently, during the construction of the west end porch and refurbishment work on the school kitchens opposite, reopening to the public on 25 April 2022.
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