14 Rectory Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6EA
Refused on 21 September 2026
Council decision: Refusal1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Proposed dropped kerb and permeable hardstanding to form driveway in front garden.
- Received
- 19 August 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 3 November 2026
- Council
- Adur District Council
- Ward
- Southwick Green
- ReceivedReceived19 Aug
- ValidatedValidated19 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided21 Sep
Decided in 33 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 14 Rectory Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6EA. Adur and Worthing has handled 3,003 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 3 weeks quicker 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 53 applications across Southwick Green. We hold 756 applications in total for the BN43 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The introduction of hardstanding and the associated loss of front lawn on the property frontage would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the street scene and would give rise to visual harm, contrary to Policy 15 of the Adur Local Plan
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BN43 6EA
- Parish
- Not Available
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Hannah Barker
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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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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