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St Charles Borromeo Church Chesswood Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2AE

Awaiting decision Worthing AWDM/1296/25 Full Application

Works: Demolition Several homes

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Proposal

Demolition of Church and Presbytery and erection of 9 houses (2 x 5 bed 7 x 4 bed) plus access, parking, landscaping and retention of memorial garden.

As published by the council, reference AWDM/1296/25

Application record

Reference
AWDM/1296/25
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Ward
Selden
Postcode
BN11 2AE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Received by Worthing

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 January 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Absolute Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Hove

Active · incorporated 2017 · Hove

14 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils

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Documents

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36 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 72 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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