Shop 2 Colonnade House 1 - 3 High Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 1NZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from restaurant (Use Class E) to a community workshop and meeting space (Use Class F2(b)) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Worthing Planning Committee on 10 Jun 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the use would bring an empty unit back into use without harming heritage or neighbouring amenity.
- A speaker supported the application, and members welcomed its arts and community benefits.
Source: Plota analysis of Worthing's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.
Site constraints 3
Show all 13 with distances
- 10 m45, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 22 m34,36 AND 36A, WARWICK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 40 m28, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 41 m30,32 and 32a, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 48 m24 and 26, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 54 mBuilding at Rear of Number 35 Warwick StreetGrade II
- 65 m8, Ann StreetGrade II
- 75 mBuilding in Library Place at Rear of Numbers 20 and 22 Warwick Street (Storehouse of Misters Colin Moore)Grade II
- 109 mNos. 10, 12 and Thieves Kitchen Public House, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 113 mBedford HallGrade II
- 116 mChatsworth Hotel Steyne HotelGrade II
- 131 m5, Warwick StreetGrade II
- 143 m8-14, Bedford RowGrade II
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 94 days from validation, 31 days slower than Worthing's median of 63 for changes of use. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Worthing in the last twelve months, from validation. Worthing decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14653568
- Neighbours
- 11 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 11 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 10 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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