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3 - 4 Liverpool Buildings Liverpool Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1SY

AWDM/0237/26Full ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 5 November 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted7 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of first floor from commercial (Use Class E) to one residential unit (Use Class C3); extension of extract flue to above eaves level; removal of rear staircase and alterations to fenestration

Received
24 February 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 21 October 2026
Ward
Central
Agent
Enhance Architecture
  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated2 Mar
  3. Consult.12 Aug
  4. Target27 Apr
  5. Decided5 Nov

Decided in 248 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3 - 4 Liverpool Buildings Liverpool Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1SY. Adur and Worthing has handled 1,247 applications of this type. This one was decided in 254 days, 28 weeks longer than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 164 applications across Central. We hold 636 applications in total for the BN11 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
BN11 1SY
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 March 2026
Consultation expiry
19 August 2026
Consultation start
29 July 2026
Consultation end
12 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
29 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
19 August 2026
Last date for comments
19 August 2026
Target decision date
27 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Enhance Architecture
Architect profile
ENHANCE ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
1 Grosvenor Road Bristol BS2 8XD

Planning decision

Case officer
Louise Prew
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
2 April 2026
Site notice start
10 March 2026
Site notice end
31 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14704322
Documents
26

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: South Street
  • Brownfield land register: The Montague Centre Liverpool RoadRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    23 Sep

    Removal of rear external steps and alterations to rear fenestration

    PendingFull ApplicationAWDM/1207/25

Source: Adur and Worthing

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