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48 South Street Worthing West Sussex

AWDM/0995/24Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 July 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Redevelopment including conversion and alterations, extensions at second floor and partial demolition at third floor of the existing building to retain commercial (Use Class E) at ground floor and accommodate 7no. residential flats across first and second floors.

Received
31 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Central
Agent
ECE Planning Limited
  1. Received31 Jul
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.27 May
  4. Target8 Oct
  5. Decided14 Jul

Decided in 335 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 48 South Street Worthing West Sussex. Adur and Worthing has handled 1,247 applications of this type. This one was decided in 348 days, 42 weeks longer than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 164 applications across Central.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2024
Consultation expiry
12 June 2025
Consultation start
6 May 2025
Consultation end
27 May 2025
Neighbour consultation start
29 May 2025
Neighbour consultation end
12 June 2025
Last date for comments
12 June 2025
Target decision date
8 October 2024
Permission expires
14 July 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
ECE Planning Limited
Agent address
64-68 Brighton Road Worthing BN112EN United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 August 2024
Advertisement expiry
13 September 2024
Site notice start
29 August 2024
Site notice end
19 September 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13252260
Documents
50

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: 40 - 42 South StreetRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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

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Source: Adur and Worthing

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