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)"

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

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