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5 Westbrooke Worthing West Sussex BN11 1RE

Granted Worthing AWDM/1280/25 Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use for self-containment of Unit 9 through the addition of a toilet in its en-suite shower room.

As published by the council, reference AWDM/1280/25

Application record

Reference
AWDM/1280/25
Type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
9 Oct 2025
Decided
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN11 1RE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Oct 2025

    Received by Worthing

  2. 9 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Worthing granted permission on 22 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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