Gardeners Arms West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AR Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/0423/26 - Full Application Refused
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including relevant internal and external changes Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
14 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
22 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Jul 2026

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Site constraints 6

Sompting 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
National infrastructure project about 244 m away: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
The site is about 244 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Brooklands, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National park about 204 m away: South Downs.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £410,000 in August 2025. Other property, freehold.

12 August 2025£410,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Adur
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BN15 0AR
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Peverel
Parish
Sompting Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DJA Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 99 days from validation, 53 days slower than Adur's median of 46 for commercial premises. Refused, as 3% of commercial premises here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Adur in the last twelve months, from validation. Adur decision record →

Public comments

45comments received
37 objecting1 neutral7 supporting

82% object · above the UK average of 74%

43 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14795486
Planning Portal ref
PP-14795486
Neighbours
15 Apr 2026
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
16 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by…
AWDM/1274/25
2025 Approved
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by…
AWDM/1274/25
2025 Refused
Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including r…
AWDM/1285/25
2025 Refused
Change of use from Public House with flat over into full residential dwelling including r…
AWDM/1285/25
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Brooklands Cottage West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AP
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by…
AWDM/1488/24
2024 Approved
Brooklands Cottage West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AP
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by…
AWDM/1488/24
2024 Approved
6 Rooksacre Cottages West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AX
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height an…
AWDM/0712/24
2024 Approved
6 Rooksacre Cottages West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AX
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height an…
AWDM/0712/24
2022 Approved
Marquis Of Granby West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AP
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 19 (Hard and soft Landscaping)…
AWDM/1036/22
2022 Approved
Marquis Of Granby West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AP
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 (Boundary wall details) of p…
AWDM/0883/22
2022 Approved
Marquis Of Granby West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AP
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) of Application…
AWDM/0545/22
2021 Approved
6 Rooksacre Cottages West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AX
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by…
AWDM/1353/21
2021 Approved
6 Rooksacre Cottages West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AX
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height by…
AWDM/1353/21
2021 Approved
Little Vines West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AP
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension (exis…
AWDM/1317/21
2021 Approved
Little Vines West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AP
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension (exis…
AWDM/1317/21
2021
2 Latimer Cottages West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AR
Listed Building Consent for single-storey rear extension, including removal of external w…
AWDM/0650/21
2021
2 Latimer Cottages West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AR
Listed Building Consent for single-storey rear extension, including removal of external w…
AWDM/0650/21
2020 Approved
Avalon West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AP
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height an…
AWDM/1661/20
2020 Approved
Avalon West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AP
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce crown height an…
AWDM/1661/20
2017 Approved
Brooklands Cottage West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AP
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce Tree of Heaven…
AWDM/1541/17
2017 Approved
Brooklands Cottage West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AP
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reduce Tree of Heaven…
AWDM/1541/17
2017 Approved
6 Rooksacre Cottages West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AX
First-floor side extension above existing garage to east elevation (re-submission of AWDM…
AWDM/0380/17
2017 Approved
6 Rooksacre Cottages West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AX
First-floor side extension above existing garage to east elevation (re-submission of AWDM…
AWDM/0380/17
2016 Refused
6 Rooksacre Cottages West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AX
First-floor side extension to east elevation.
AWDM/1330/16
2016 Refused
6 Rooksacre Cottages West Street Sompting Lancing West Sussex BN15 0AX
First-floor side extension to east elevation.
AWDM/1330/16
2016 Approved
Marquis Of Granby West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AP
Replace existing timber framed windows to all elevations with purpose-made timber windows…
AWDM/0765/16
2016 Approved
Marquis Of Granby West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AP
Replace existing timber framed windows to all elevations with purpose-made timber windows…
AWDM/0765/16
2016 Refused
Marquis Of Granby West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AP
Replace existing timber framed windows with double-glazed uPVC units to all elevations.
AWDM/0047/16
2016 Refused
Marquis Of Granby West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0AP
Replace existing timber framed windows with double-glazed uPVC units to all elevations.
AWDM/0047/16
Adur
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#103 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Adur ranks #181 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Adur decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #49 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #48 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #181 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #125 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
20 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
5 decided
298
Total decisions
20 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.