Planning application
Powel Buildings 4 Commerce Way Lancing Business Park Sompting West Sussex
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use as Cafe/restaurant (Class E).
As published by the council, reference AWDM/1445/25
Application record
- Reference
- AWDM/1445/25
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Peverel
- Parish
- Sompting Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Worthing register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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AWDM/0479/26 Decided
Powel Buildings 4 Commerce Way Lancing Business Park Sompting West Sussex
Change of use to a cafe with new ramped access to front, external servery to front with pergola over, kitchen extraction and 2no. containers at the rear for storage and preparation
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AWDM/1412/25 Granted
Powel Buildings 4 Commerce Way Lancing Business Park Sompting West Sussex
External alterations due to structural issues
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Worthing
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19 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Albion Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Worthing granted permission on 19 December 2025, 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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