20A Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3HA Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/0353/26 - Non-Material Amendment Approved
Shopfronts

Proposal

Application for a non-material amendment to previously approved . Amendment: alterations to the design of the shopfront to increase the width of the door to the first floor Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Mar 2026
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Approved
21 Apr 2026

Approved on 21 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
South Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Worthing built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Worthing
Application type
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
BN11 3HA
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Central
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
21 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Michael Friel Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 11 days faster than Worthing's median of 44 for amendments. Approved, as 95% of amendments here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
19decided in the last year

Plota live figures for amendments decided by Worthing in the last twelve months, from validation. Worthing decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14789057
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
Proposed new ground floor shopfront and new entrance to upper floor commercial units
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Within ~100m

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Worthing
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#194 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Worthing is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #226 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Worthing decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #105 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #124 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #226 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #188 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
39 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
36 decided
573
Total decisions
54 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings