Planning application
Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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.
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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)
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by Worthing
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Oct 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Provident House 50 Grafton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QT
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