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74 Old Fort Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HA

AWDM/0189/26Householder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 19 May 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

External improvements to include the remodelling of front and rear dormer windows. Ridge line extended into half gable. Increased size of the existing rear dormer window and addition of white composite panelling to side of rear dormer. Ground floor front hipped end to be extended to gable end. New roof of natural slate (100mm thicker than the existing roof). Proposed flue to replace chimney. Glazed panels to existing balcony, increased size of eaves. New windows, front door and garage door and solar panels.

Received
17 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Marine Adur
Agent
James Breckell Architects Ltd
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.16 Mar
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 90 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 74 Old Fort Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5HA. Adur and Worthing has handled 1,247 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Marine Adur. We hold 756 applications in total for the BN43 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Adur District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BN43 5HA
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026
Consultation expiry
16 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 March 2026
Last date for comments
16 March 2026
Target decision date
15 April 2026
Permission expires
19 May 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
James Breckell Architects Ltd
Architect profile
JAMES BRECKELL ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
89 Old Fort Road Shoreham by Sea West Sussex BN435HA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Hannah Barker
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14700911
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Local nature reserve: Shoreham BeachNext to the site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    28 Aug

    Amendment to approved application AWDM/0189/26

    ApprovedApplicationRelatedAWDM/1016/26
  2. 2026
    17 Feb

    External improvements to include the remodelling of front and rear dormer windows. Ridge line extended into…

    This applicationApprovedFullAWDM/0189/26

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