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Ocean View Business Park Gardner Road Southwick West Sussex

Awaiting decision Worthing AWDM/0912/26 Full Application

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Proposal

Change of use of part of the ground floor from the currently authorised mixed-use arrangement to a self-contained gymnasium (Use Class E). (Retrospective application)

As published by the council, reference AWDM/0912/26

Application record

Reference
AWDM/0912/26
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Eastbrook

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Aug 2026

    Received by Worthing

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 October 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

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Lewis and Co Planning SE Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

16 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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