Planning application
Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference AWDM/1476/25
Application record
- Reference
- AWDM/1476/25
- Type
- Work to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- 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.
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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))
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AWDM/0232/26 Refused
Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT
Change of use from school (Use Class F1) to commercial/business service/office (Use Class E)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by Adur
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 January 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 tree works applications in a median of 94 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT
100% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jan
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.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
93 Portland Road Worthing West Sussex
Listed Building Consent for removal of existing natural slate covering, roof felt and tile battens reinstated with new natural slate covering roof felt and tile battens. Repair works to render in lime render to rear of bell tower and parapet walls to roof.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs -
100 Portland Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QG
Demolition of existing rear outriggers and construction of a single storey rear extension with a pitched roof.
Granted Householder Extension Demolition 25 docsSmall domestic -
100 Portland Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QG
Demolition of existing rear outriggers and construction of a single storey rear extension with a pitched roof.
Granted Householder Extension Demolition 25 docsSmall domestic -
Southfield House 11 Liverpool Gardens Worthing Central Worthing West Sussex
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.4 of 1986 to reduce radial spread to East by up to 2.5 metres, and crown lift up to 4 metres over car park and to allow a clearance of up to 2.5 metres to the buildings to the West one Ash tree T1, reduce radial spread to East by up to 2.5 metres, reduce selected limb to West to clear Streetlight by up to 2 metres, and remove epicormic growth up to 4 metres one Sweet Chestnut T2, and to reduce radial spread to South by up to 2.5 metres, and remove dead limb at 0.5 metres on Southern side one Ash tree T3
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Southfield House 11 Liverpool Gardens Worthing Central Worthing West Sussex
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.4 of 1986 to reduce radial spread to East by up to 2.5 metres, and crown lift up to 4 metres over car park and to allow a clearance of up to 2.5 metres to the buildings to the West one Ash tree T1, reduce radial spread to East by up to 2.5 metres, reduce selected limb to West to clear Streetlight by up to 2 metres, and remove epicormic growth up to 4 metres one Sweet Chestnut T2, and to reduce radial spread to South by up to 2.5 metres, and remove dead limb at 0.5 metres on Southern side one Ash tree T3
Granted Trees 6 docs
Other tree works applications
In Adur
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AWDM/0803/26 Granted
15 Ambrose Place Worthing West Sussex
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce and reshape by upto 2 metres allowing a minimum of 1 metre clearance to the building, crown thin by 10% and crown raise to 2.5 metres over the footpath, Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) T1; to reduce back to the boundary line overhang of Leylandii (Cupressus) T2; in the Chapel Road Conservation Area.
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AWDM/0894/26 Awaiting decision
Little Ravens Mill Lane Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5AG
Application for consent under Adur Tree Preservation Order No 13.53/1/93(SU) to reduce the crown height by approximately 2 metres, pruning back to the previous pruning points one Sycamore T6; Reduce the crown by height by approximately 2 metres, pruning back to the previous pruning points one Walnut tree T1.
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AWDM/0793/26 Awaiting decision
Malthouse Cottages Jefferies Lane Worthing West Sussex
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce height of 2x Bay trees (T1 and T2): height reductions up to 3m to clear from phone lines, radial reduction up to 1.5m to tidy remainder; Willow (T3): removal of lowest, collapsed limb to West; in the Goring Conservation Area.
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AWDM/0778/26 Awaiting decision
St Michaels Cemetery Church Lane Southwick West Sussex
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Various works to three beech trees at boundary, as described in the application form, within the Southwick Conservation Area.
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AWDM/0764/26 Awaiting decision
11 Church Lane Southwick West Sussex BN42 4GD
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Various works to three beech trees and one birch tree as described in the application form, within the Southwick Conservation Area.