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Courtlands 37 Parklands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NG

Awaiting decision Adur AWDM/0629/26 Full Application

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Proposal

Change of use of the site to a Special Educational Needs (SEN) School (Class F1) for up to 80 pupils, including retention of two replacement outbuildings (sheds), erection of 2no. lodge-style classroom buildings, installation of a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), polytunnel and associated external works including 3.34m high gate piers (with in-built CCTV camera) and automated metal entrance gates to the drive and galvanised steel security perimeter fencing.

As published by the council, reference AWDM/0629/26

Application record

Reference
AWDM/0629/26
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Goring
Postcode
BN12 4NG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Adur register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • AWDM/0630/26 Awaiting decision

    Courtlands 37 Parklands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NG

    Application for Listed Building Consent for change of use to a Special Educational Needs (SEN) School (Class F1) for up to 80 pupils, with associated internal and external works.

    Submitted 21 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • AWDM/1102/24 Granted

    Courtlands 37 Parklands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NG

    Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.20 of 1994 to reduce crown to East by up to 1.5 metres, to a height of 6 metres one Oak tree T1 of group G6, and to reduce radial spread by up to 2 metres, and crown thin 10% one Beech tree T2 of group G6.

    Decided 28 Oct 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 May 2026

    Received by Adur

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 August 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: AWDM/0630/26 (Registered)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

ECE Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Worthing

Active · incorporated 2011 · Worthing

218 applications on PlanIndex · across 22 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

65 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Adur for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Adur decided full applications in a median of 125 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

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  • Courtlands 37 Parklands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NG

    AWDM/0629/26 Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

    Change of use of the site to a Special Educational Needs (SEN) School (Class F1) for up to 80 pupils, including retention of two replacement outbuildings (sheds), erection of 2no. lodge-style classroom buildings, installation of a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), polytunnel and associated external works including 3.34m high gate piers (with in-built CCTV camera) and automated metal entrance gates to the drive and galvanised steel security perimeter fencing.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 65 docs
  • Courtlands 37 Parklands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NG

    AWDM/0630/26 Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

    Application for Listed Building Consent for change of use to a Special Educational Needs (SEN) School (Class F1) for up to 80 pupils, with associated internal and external works.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 42 docs
  • Courtlands 37 Parklands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NG

    AWDM/0630/26 Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

    Application for Listed Building Consent for change of use to a Special Educational Needs (SEN) School (Class F1) for up to 80 pupils, with associated internal and external works.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 42 docs
  • Courtlands 37 Parklands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NG

    AWDM/1102/24 Submitted 27 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.20 of 1994 to reduce crown to East by up to 1.5 metres, to a height of 6 metres one Oak tree T1 of group G6, and to reduce radial spread by up to 2 metres, and crown thin 10% one Beech tree T2 of group G6.

    Granted Trees 8 docs
  • Courtlands 37 Parklands Avenue Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NG

    AWDM/1102/24 Submitted 27 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.20 of 1994 to reduce crown to East by up to 1.5 metres, to a height of 6 metres one Oak tree T1 of group G6, and to reduce radial spread by up to 2 metres, and crown thin 10% one Beech tree T2 of group G6.

    Granted Trees 8 docs
  • 15 Warnham Close Worthing West Sussex BN12 4JW

    AWDM/1290/21 Submitted 7 Jul 2021 150 yards away

    Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.20 of 1994 to crown lift up to 5 metres Sycamore trees T1 & T2 of group G3 (additional to AWDM/0588/21)

    Granted Trees 6 docs

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