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Councillors in Chichester passed the scheme, which will now be considered by the Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
The factory near the old Goodwood motor racing track will make 1,000 cars a year.
It is being built by the German company BMW, which is taking over the Rolls-Royce brand from Volkswagen.
To help merge in with the countryside, the plant will be partly sunk below ground level and its roof will be covered with moss.
 BMW's headquarters in Germany |
Councillors were recommended by officials to approve the application for planning permission. They voted 33-six in favour of the move.
Rolls-Royce cars have been built at Crewe in Cheshire for 50 years.
The 2,500 workers there are to continue making Bentleys for the owners Volkswagen and their jobs are considered safe.
It is only the Rolls-Royce name which is being transferred from Volkswagen to BMW.
Goodwood will be Rolls Royce's new headquarters and will produce a new model to be launched in 2003.
The Goodwood site was chosen ahead of other locations near the M40 including Cowley in Oxford.
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