Worth Abbey Paddockhurst Road Turners Hill Crawley West Sussex RH10 4SB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Creation of a new welcome centre within the existing Narthex of the church and associated access changes within the external landscape, the creation of a library space within the existing refurbished ambulatory, the refurbishment of all WCs and installation of a new roof condenser unit (Additional information submitted on 5 June and 15 July) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 227.
Site constraints 5
Show all 3 with distances
- 3 mAbbey Church of Our Lady Help of ChristiansGrade II
- 96 mWorth AbbeyGrade II
- 118 mThe Former Stables at Worth AbbeyGrade 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 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- RH10 4SB
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
- Parish
- Turners Hill
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Apr 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Nigel Maroolyn
Decision outlook
Day 227, past the statutory target. 91% of extensions in Mid Sussex are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Mid Sussex in the last twelve months, from validation. Mid Sussex decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
44 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14672392
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14672392
- Comments by
- 27 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Mid Sussex ranks #150 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
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The consultation period closed on 27 Mar 2026.