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132A Pavilion Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7EL

AWDM/1128/25Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 3 November 2025

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

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Proposal

Conversion of loft space with new rear dormer to create a self-contained residential dwelling

Received
4 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Gaisford
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.29 Sep
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 132A Pavilion Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 7EL. Adur and Worthing has handled 1,247 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Gaisford. We hold 504 applications in total for the BN14 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 dwelling, by reason of inadequate internal floor space and storage, would result in a cramped and substandard form of accommodation to the detriment of the amenity of future occupiers contrary to policy DM2 of the Worthing Local Plan (2023) and the NPPF.
  2. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that occupiers and users would remain safe from current and future surface water flood risk for the lifetime of the development including allowing safe access and egress and is therefore contrary to policy DM20 of the Worthing Local Plan and the relevant paragraphs of the NPPF and Planning Practice Guidance.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BN14 7EL
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 September 2025
Consultation expiry
30 September 2025
Consultation start
8 September 2025
Consultation end
29 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
9 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
30 September 2025
Last date for comments
30 September 2025
Target decision date
3 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Wayne Gander MCIAT
Agent address
98 Durrington Lane Worthing BN13 2RQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Finlay Gardner
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14090556
Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Adur and Worthing

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