Whitehalls West Street Sompting West Sussex BN15 0DA Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/0857/26 - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Ground floor extensions to side and rear (garage/store removed) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
31 Jul 2026
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Consultation
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
National infrastructure project about 861 m away: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
The site is about 861 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; National park about 348 m away: South Downs; Inside the Lancing and Sompting 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Adur
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
BN15 0DA
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Peverel
Parish
Sompting Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 4 days slower than Adur's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
221decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15085424
Planning Portal ref
PP-15085424
Neighbours
5 Aug 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Adur
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#103 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Adur ranks #181 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Adur decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #49 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #48 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #181 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #125 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
20 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
5 decided
298
Total decisions
20 refused in the year to March 2026