Planning application
The Grizzly Bear 33 South Street Worthing West Sussex BN14 7LG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application to vary the conditions of planning permission AWDM/0960/16 for change of use to drinking establishment (as subsequently varied by AWDM/1779/19): Proposed variations to allow to allow recorded and acoustic live music to be played on the premises (condition 8); to vary the opening hours to between 10.00 and 23.00hrs (Monday to Thursday), 10.00 to 24.00hrs (Friday, Saturday and Bank/Public Holidays), and 11.00 to 22.30hrs (Sundays)(Condition 9); to allow customers to eat takeaway food on the premises (Condition 11); to allow the existing tables on the private forecourt area to remain fixed in situ (Condition 12); and to allow the front door to remain open until 22.00hrs daily (Condition 17).
As published by the council, reference AWDM/0538/26
Application record
- Reference
- AWDM/0538/26
- Type
- Removal of Condition
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Tarring
- Postcode
- BN14 7LG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Adur
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Adur took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: AWDM/1779/19 (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Application to vary the conditions of planning permission AWDM/0960/16 for change of use to drinking establishment (as subsequently varied by AWDM/1779/19): Proposed variations to allow to allow recorded and acoustic live music to be played on the premises (condition 8); to vary the opening hours to between 10.00 and 23.00hrs (Monday to Thursday), 10.00 to 24.00hrs (Friday, Saturday and Bank/Public Holidays), and 11.00 to 22.30hrs (Sundays)(Condition 9); to allow customers to eat takeaway food on the premises (Condition 11); to allow the existing tables on the private forecourt area to remain fixed in situ (Condition 12); and to allow the front door to remain open until 22.00hrs daily (Condition 17).
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