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Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT

Refused Adur AWDM/0232/26

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from school (Use Class F1) to commercial/business service/office (Use Class E)

As published by the council, reference AWDM/0232/26

Application record

Reference
AWDM/0232/26
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Decided
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Central
Postcode
BN11 1QT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Adur register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • AWDM/0805/26 Awaiting decision

    Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT

    Change of use from school (Class F1) to Children's Nursery (Class E (f))

    Submitted 2 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • AWDM/1476/25 Awaiting decision

    Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT

    Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 3 metres one Cherry Plum T1 in the Chapel Road Conservation Area.

    Submitted 21 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Received by Adur

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lewis and Co Planning SE Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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What this refusal means

Adur refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Adur's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

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  • Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT

    AWDM/0232/26 Submitted 23 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Change of use from school (Use Class F1) to commercial/business service/office (Use Class E)

    Refused

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    AWDM/0411/26 Submitted 27 Mar 2026 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications 14 docs

  • 10 Salisbury Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1RB

    AWDM/0411/26 Submitted 27 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Retrospective change of use from small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) to large house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

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