Planning application
Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Domestic
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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including relevant internal and external changes and loft conversion with dormer, half-gable end and roof windows.
As published by the council, reference AWDM/1285/25
Application record
- Reference
- AWDM/1285/25
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Peverel
- Parish
- Sompting Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BN15 0AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Adur register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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AWDM/0423/26 Decided
Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR
Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including relevant internal and external changes
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AWDM/1274/25 Granted
Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by up to 4 to 5 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown lift up to 2.5 metres Weeping Willow T1 in the Sompting Conservation Area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by Adur
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17 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refusal
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12 Aug 2026
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