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Abbey House 28 - 29 Railway Approach Worthing West Sussex BN11 1UR

Granted Worthing NOTICE/0034/22 PA COU Comm, Bus and Service to Dwelling

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

Proposal

Application for permitted development for prior approval for change of use from offices (Use Class E) at ground floor to 1 x two bedroom flat and 1 x 1 bedroom flat (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference NOTICE/0034/22

Application record

Reference
NOTICE/0034/22
Type
PA COU Comm, Bus and Service to Dwelling
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Approval Required and Granted
Received
2 Dec 2022
Validated
13 Dec 2022
Decided
7 Mar 2023
Ward
Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN11 1UR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2022

    Received by Worthing

  2. 13 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approval Required and Granted

  4. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Worthing granted permission on 7 March 2023, 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Granted Outline 19 docs

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