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Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT

Awaiting decision Worthing AWDM/0805/26 Full Application

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Proposal

Change of use from school (Class F1) to Children's Nursery (Class E (f))

As published by the council, reference AWDM/0805/26

Application record

Reference
AWDM/0805/26
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Central
Postcode
BN11 1QT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Worthing register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 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)

    Decided 20 Apr 2026
  • AWDM/1476/25 Awaiting decision

    Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT

    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.

    Submitted 21 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jul 2026

    Received by Worthing

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Registered.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Worthing took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lewis and Co Planning SE Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Worthing for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Worthing decided full applications in a median of 126 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

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  • Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT

    AWDM/0805/26 Submitted 2 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~27 Aug

    Change of use from school (Class F1) to Children's Nursery (Class E (f))

    Awaiting decision Full applications 11 docs
  • Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT

    AWDM/1476/25 Submitted 21 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    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
  • Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT

    AWDM/1476/25 Submitted 21 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    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

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