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39 Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3EF

AWDM/1119/25Full ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 17 November 2025

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use of rear ground floor to residential and conversion of two flats to form two small houses in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) facilitated by rear dormer roof extension, front rooflights, solar PV panels, shopfront alteration and other associated alterations (39 and 39A Brighton Road).

Received
2 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Central
Agent
Lewis and Co Planning
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated29 Sep
  3. Consult.20 Oct
  4. Target24 Nov
  5. Decided17 Nov

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 39 Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 3EF. Adur and Worthing has handled 1,247 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 weeks longer than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 8 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development including rear dormer, PV panels, internal dividing wall and replacement windows would, by reason of their scale, form, and detailed design, be detrimental to the visual amenities of the site and would detract from the character and appearance of the conservation area. As such the proposed development would be contrary to policies DM5 and DM24 of the Worthing Local Plan, and the relevant paragraphs of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The provision of 10 single bedrooms within two HMOs is considered to be an overdevelopment of the site which by reason of lack of outlook, privacy, head height, outdoor amenity space and noise and disturbance would have an adverse impact on the residential amenity of future occupiers contrary to policies DM2 and DM5 of the Worthing Local Plan (2023) and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BN11 3EF
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 September 2025
Consultation expiry
11 November 2025
Consultation start
29 September 2025
Consultation end
20 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start
29 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
20 October 2025
Last date for comments
11 November 2025
Target decision date
24 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Lewis and Co Planning
Agent address
Lewis & Co Planning 2 Port Hall Road Brighton BN1 5PD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Louise Prew
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 October 2025
Advertisement expiry
30 October 2025
Site notice start
21 October 2025
Site notice end
11 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14274199
Documents
17
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Steyne Gardens+1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Warwick GardensPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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Source: Adur and Worthing

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