Planning application
Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR
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
As published by the council, reference AWDM/0423/26
Application record
- Reference
- AWDM/0423/26
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Peverel
- Parish
- Sompting Parish Council
- Postcode
- BN15 0AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Worthing register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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AWDM/1285/25 Refused
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 and loft conversion with dormer, half-gable end and roof windows.
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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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2 Apr 2026
Received by Worthing
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14 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: AWAP/0021/26 (Appeal In Progress)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
DJA Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cardiff
Active · incorporated 2018 · Cardiff
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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See their track recordWhat this refusal means
Worthing refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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