173A Findon Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 0BQ

1. 1.The proposed development would, by reason of its siting, scale, form and detailed design, represent a cramped and incongruous overdevelopment of the site, relating poorly to the character and layout of the surrounding pattern of development, and appear as a visually discordant form of development that would be harmful to the visual amenities of the site and surrounding area. As such the proposed development would be contrary to policy DM5 of the Worthing Local Plan, SPD A Guide to Residential Development, and the relevant paragraphs of the NPPF.
2. 2.Having regard to the relationship with neighbouring dwellings, the proposals would represent an overbearing and unneighbourly form of development, detrimental to the amenities of neighbouring occupiers notably in terms of sense of enclosure and privacy. As such the proposed development would be contrary to policies DM2 and DM5 of the Worthing Local Plan and the relevant paragraphs of the NPPF.
3. 3.The proposed amenity space, by reason of siting and layout, would fail to provide good quality useable private external space for the occupiers of the dwelling thereby resulting in a poor standard of accommodation contrary to policy DM2 of the Worthing Local Plan.
4. 4.The submitted flood risk assessment, by reason of inadequate assessment of alternative sites as part of a sequential test or adequate site-specific flood risk assessment to demonstrate clearly that the proposed layout, design, and mitigation measures would ensure that occupiers and users would remain safe from current and future surface water flood risk for the lifetime of the development, is not considered to adequately address issues related to flooding and is therefore contrary to policy DM20 of the Worthing Local Plan and the relevant paragraphs of the NPPF.
5. 5.On the basis of the limited information available, the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposed car parking area can be served by a suitable vehicular access without causing hazards to highway users. As such the proposed development would be contrary to policies DM5 and DM15 of the Worthing Local Plan.
6. 6.In the absence of a Section 106 obligation to secure the proposed development as a self-build scheme, the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that it will be exempt from achieving 10% biodiversity net gain and as such would be contrary to Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and policy DM18 of the Worthing Local Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

BN14 0BQ

Application type

Full Application

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

4 August 2025

Consultation expiry

27 August 2025

Consultation start

5 August 2025

Consultation end

26 August 2025

Neighbour consultation start

5 August 2025

Neighbour consultation end

27 August 2025

Last date for comments

27 August 2025

Target decision date

29 September 2025

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent

AbraCADabra

Agent address

33 Hillview Road Findon Valley Worthing BN140BX United Kingdom

Case officer

Rebekah Hincke

Statutory period

56 days

Planning Portal ID

PP-14211126

Documents

24

Constraints

1