Flat 2 5 Cowper Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 4PD Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/0224/26 - Work to Trees in Conservation Area Registered

Proposal

Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres and crown thin 15% one Silver Birch tree T1 in the Shakespeare Road Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
20 Feb 2026
Consultation
14 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 5 May 2026; it is now day 204. The consultation period closed on 5 May 2026.

Site constraints 3

Shakespeare Road 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Cowper Road. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Worthing built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Work to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
BN11 4PD
Received
20 Feb 2026
Validated
20 Feb 2026
Ward
Heene
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
the urban surgeons

Decision outlook

Day 204, past the statutory target. 100% of tree and landscaping works in Worthing are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 204148 days past the 56-day target
34%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
65decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Worthing in the last twelve months, from validation. Worthing decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14721235
Comments by
5 May 2026
Site or press notice
14 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Worthing
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#194 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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