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Powel Buildings 4 Commerce Way Lancing Business Park Sompting West Sussex

Granted Adur AWDM/1445/25 Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use as Cafe/restaurant (Class E).

As published by the council, reference AWDM/1445/25

Application record

Reference
AWDM/1445/25
Type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Decided
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Peverel
Parish
Sompting Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Adur register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • AWDM/0479/26 Decided

    Powel Buildings 4 Commerce Way Lancing Business Park Sompting West Sussex

    Change of use to a cafe with new ramped access to front, external servery to front with pergola over, kitchen extraction and 2no. containers at the rear for storage and preparation

    Submitted 17 Apr 2026
  • AWDM/1412/25 Granted

    Powel Buildings 4 Commerce Way Lancing Business Park Sompting West Sussex

    External alterations due to structural issues

    Decided 9 Dec 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by Adur

  2. 19 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Adur granted permission on 19 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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