136 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex
Refused on 18 March 2026
Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved plans) of AWDM/1892/21 to change the unit from one-bedroom to two-bedrooms. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Self containment of first floor flat involving installation of separate front entrance and replacement shopfront
- Received
- 9 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Adur District Council
- Ward
- Central
- ReceivedReceived9 Jan
- ValidatedValidated27 Jan
- Consult.Consultation26 Feb
- TargetTarget Date24 Mar
- DecidedDecided18 Mar
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at 136 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex. Adur and Worthing has handled 198 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 164 applications across Central.
95% of conditions applications at Adur District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The as built 2-bedroom flat, by reason of its size and layout does not provide an acceptable standard of accommodation to the detriment of the amenities of occupiers contrary to policies DM2 and DM5 of the Worthing Local Plan (2023) and the NPPF.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Application type
- Removal of Condition
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 3 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 5 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 26 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 2 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 3 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 24 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- A J Salter & Son
- Agent address
- 50 Windsor Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2LY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 5 February 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 February 2026
- Site notice start
- 10 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 3 March 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Montague Street
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Adur and Worthing
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