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Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR

Refused Worthing AWDM/1285/25 Full Application

Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Domestic

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including relevant internal and external changes and loft conversion with dormer, half-gable end and roof windows.

As published by the council, reference AWDM/1285/25

Application record

Reference
AWDM/1285/25
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
9 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Decided
27 Nov 2025
Ward
Peverel
Parish
Sompting Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN15 0AR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Worthing register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • AWDM/0423/26 Refused

    Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR

    Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including relevant internal and external changes

    Decided 22 Jul 2026
  • AWDM/1274/25 Granted

    Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR

    Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by up to 4 to 5 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown lift up to 2.5 metres Weeping Willow T1 in the Sompting Conservation Area.

    Decided 17 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Oct 2025

    Received by Worthing

  2. 17 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Deadspace Designs Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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45 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Worthing refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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  • Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR

    AWDM/1285/25 Submitted 9 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including relevant internal and external changes and loft conversion with dormer, half-gable end and roof windows.

    Refused Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 45 docs
    Domestic

  • Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR

    AWDM/1274/25 Submitted 7 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by up to 4 to 5 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown lift up to 2.5 metres Weeping Willow T1 in the Sompting Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR

    AWDM/1274/25 Submitted 7 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by up to 4 to 5 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown lift up to 2.5 metres Weeping Willow T1 in the Sompting Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 1 Edwards Terrace West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AS

    AWDM/1160/24 Submitted 18 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Removal of the existing shared chimney (1 and 2 Edwards Terrace) at the back of the properties

    Granted

  • 2 Latimer Cottages West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AR

    AWDM/0650/21 Submitted 6 May 2021 50 yards away

    Single-storey rear extension, including removal of external wall into new extension

    Granted Extension
    Small domestic

  • Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR

    AWDM/0423/26 Submitted 2 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including relevant internal and external changes

    Refused
    Domestic

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