Roots Cocktail Bar 42 Marine Parade Worthing West Sussex BN11 3QA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
REVISED DESCRIPTION: Change of use of the ground floor from drinking establishment (sui generis) to 2x residential units (Class C3) with bin storage Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 2 Sept 2026; it is now day 141.
Site constraints 6
Show all 10 with distances
- 49 mNumbers 11, 12, 13 and 14 Montague PlaceGrade II
- 49 m4, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 52 m5, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 56 m6-8, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 59 m10, Montague PlaceGrade II
- 61 mThe Pier (Including the Pierfoot Pavilion and the Pierhead Pavilion)Grade II
- 92 m22, Montague StreetGrade II
- 106 mThe LidoGrade II
- 118 m1-12, Liverpool TerraceGrade II
- 134 mThat Part of the Montague Shopping Centre Which Is the Desert Quartet Sculptures With Supporting Loggia, Alexander TerraceGrade II*
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 141, past the statutory target. 69% of changes of use 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 27 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Worthing in the last twelve months, from validation. Worthing decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14936377
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14936377
- Neighbours
- 12 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 18 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 30 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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