Multi Storey Car Park High Street Worthing West Sussex

Registered AWDM/0125/26
Council
Date received
2 Feb 2026
Date validated
6 Feb 2026
Postcode
BN14 7NR

Description

Application to vary condition 1 (Approved plans) and remove conditions 4, 5, 6 , 10 and 11 (Tree and Steyne Gardens conditions). Amendments include a change to horizontal drilling from open trenches and change to red line boundary to allow for revised pipe route location through Steyne Gardens. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION - Extension to buried pipework and associated equipment to connect to the district heat network. The pipework will run underground along High St, through Steyne Gardens and east and west along the promenade to connect the energy centre with Splashpoint and Pavilion Theatre.

Worthing
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#194 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Worthing is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #229 out of 282. 46% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Worthing decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #74 of 282
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #91 of 282
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #229 of 282
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #192 of 282
76%
Minor dwellings approved
34 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
32 decided
563
Total decisions
38 refused in 2025