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8 - 9 Arcade Buildings South Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3AL

AWDM/1321/25Full ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 21 October 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted11 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of first and second floor from food sales onsite (Class Eb) to two residential units (Use Class C3 with reconfiguration of shop front, window replacement to front elevation, window replacement and creation of new windows to rear elevation and rooftop photovoltaic panels

Received
17 October 2025
Public comments
0 · last counted 6 November 2026
Ward
Central
Agent
Saville Jones Architects
  1. Received17 Oct
  2. Validated17 Oct
  3. Consult.7 Aug
  4. Target12 Dec
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 369 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 8 - 9 Arcade Buildings South Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3AL. Adur and Worthing has handled 1,247 applications of this type. This one was decided in 369 days, 45 weeks longer than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 October 2025
Consultation expiry
7 August 2026
Consultation start
17 July 2026
Consultation end
7 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
20 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
10 November 2025
Last date for comments
7 August 2026
Target decision date
12 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Saville Jones Architects
Architect profile
SAVILLE JONES ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
74 Victoria Road Worthing BN11 1UN United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Louise Prew
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 October 2025
Advertisement expiry
20 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14394532
Documents
47
Constraints
2

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)
  • Conservation area: South Street
  • Brownfield land register: Worthing House, 2-6 South StreetRegister site at or near this address
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.

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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