Planning application
3 - 4 Liverpool Buildings Liverpool Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1SY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for Prior Approval for Change of Use of first floor space above the existing retained Cafe for use as a 2no. Bedroom 4no. Person flat. with associated cycle and refuse storage at ground floor.
As published by the council, reference NOTICE/0016/25
Application record
- Reference
- NOTICE/0016/25
- Type
- Prior Approval Comm, Bus, to Mixed Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 27 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Central
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BN11 1SY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by Adur
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1 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Refusal
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Bristol
14 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 82% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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Awaiting decision Extension Windows or glazing -
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