Normandy House Old Shoreham Road Lancing West Sussex BN15 0QS

Registered AWDM/0572/26
Council
Date received
12 May 2026
Date validated
14 May 2026
Postcode
BN15 0QS

Description

Non Material Amendment to AWDM/0766/23. Amendment seeks to revise the wording of the permitted use to distinguish between front-line care staff and mandatory management/emergency personnel. REVISE WORDING FROM: "the change of use of a dwelling (C3a) to a children's home for a maximum of five children, with four carers, carers two of whom sleep overnight, working on a rota basis (C2)" REVISE WORDING TO: "the change of use of a dwelling (C3a) to a children's home for a maximum of five children, with a maximum of four care staff on-site at any one time, plus a Registered Manager and/or Deputy Manager, with allowance for on-call staff in exceptional circumstances as required by Ofsted statutory regulations (C2)"

Adur
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#121 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Adur ranks #177 out of 282 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Adur decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #76 of 282
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #65 of 282
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #177 of 282
41%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #148 of 282
61%
Minor dwellings approved
23 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
5 decided
310
Total decisions
24 refused in 2025