Planning application
School House Sackville Road Worthing West Sussex BN14 8BQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm use of the former caretaker's house as teaching space in connection with the wider school use
As published by the council, reference AWDM/1257/25
Application record
- Reference
- AWDM/1257/25
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Broadwater
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BN14 8BQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by Worthing
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Worthing granted permission on 9 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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