Croft Cottage 98A South Street Worthing West Sussex BN14 7NB Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/0688/26 - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Refused

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed siting of a caravan to provide additional accommodation for the family of Croft Cottage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
18 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
12 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Number 96,including Low Wall to Front Garden, Grade II, about 53 m from the postcode pin · 3 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 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Tree preservation order about 20 m away: Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 8, 1976; Inside the Worthing built-up area.
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 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 £41,000 in June 1995. Detached house, freehold.

30 June 1995£41,000

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

Building

Floor area34 m² (366 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 1 habitable room
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2010, 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

Council
Worthing
Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
BN14 7NB
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Tarring
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Refused, as 8% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
302decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Worthing in the last twelve months, from validation. Worthing decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 12 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14978623
Planning Portal ref
PP-14978623
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Worthing
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#194 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Worthing decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #105 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #124 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #226 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #188 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
39 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
36 decided
573
Total decisions
54 refused in the year to March 2026

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

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.