Planning application
AWDM/0761/25
Unit 1 Red Square Retail Park 194 Sompting Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 9GB
Proposal
Advertisement Consent for freestanding internally illuminated digital billboard
As published by the council, reference AWDM/0761/25
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2025
Received by Worthing
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
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 advertising applications
How this application type works
Advertisement consent controls signs, hoardings and other adverts. The council may only judge two things: amenity, meaning the effect on the appearance of the building and area, and public safety, chiefly whether a sign distracts road users or obstructs sight lines. Other planning considerations, such as competition between businesses, do not apply.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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AWDM/0761/25 Refused
Unit 1 Red Square Retail Park 194 Sompting Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 9GB
Advertisement Consent for freestanding internally illuminated digital billboard
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AWDM/1270/25 Refused
Lyons Farm Retail Park Lyons Way Worthing West Sussex
Erection of a new retail unit (Class E).
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AWDM/1270/25 Refused
Lyons Farm Retail Park Lyons Way Worthing West Sussex
Erection of a new retail unit (Class E).
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AWDM/0714/26 Awaiting decision
Sainsbury Supermarket Lyons Farm Retail Park Lyons Way Worthing West Sussex BN14 9LA
Installation of a 'We Buy Any Car' single storey customer pod structure (sui generis)
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AWDM/0715/26 Awaiting decision
Sainsbury Supermarket Lyons Farm Retail Park Lyons Way Worthing West Sussex BN14 9LA
Advertisement consent for non-illuminated fascia signs, graphics, and vinyls (associated with AWDM/0714/26)
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AWDM/0714/26 Awaiting decision
Sainsbury Supermarket Lyons Farm Retail Park Lyons Way Worthing West Sussex BN14 9LA
Installation of a 'We Buy Any Car' single storey customer pod structure (sui generis)
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In Worthing
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AWDM/0726/26 Granted
Unit 2 Worthing House 2 - 6 South Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3AA
Advertisement consent for a new non-illuminated fascia sign
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AWDM/0682/26 Granted
Fishermans Wharf Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex
Advertisement Consent for externally illuminated fascia sign on north elevation of proposed padel courts canopy
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AWDM/1346/25 Withdrawn
70 Broadwater Street West Worthing West Sussex BN14 9DE
Advertisement consent for externally illuminated fascia sign and projecting sign
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AWDM/0542/26 Granted
56 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HE
Advertisement consent for internally illuminated fascia sign, internally illuminated projecting sign; keyline illumination to front elevation, and internally illuminated sign at rear for deliveries
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AWDM/0491/26 Granted
29 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3BE
Advertisement consent for internally illuminated fascia sign and non-illuminated protruding sign