Site Of And Land At St Marys Church Hall 25 East Street And 1 And 1A New Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of to provide a mixed use with a new church/community hall and Parish office, and 7 no. residential units (comprising 5 houses and 2 flats). Includes partial demolition at rear, replacement roof and new rear roof extensions, rear extension, new glazing and door/window openings and removal of shopfronts Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jan 2026
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Validated
27 Jan 2026
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Consultation
9 Mar 2026
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Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Adur Planning Committee on 13 Apr 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because improved community facilities, seven homes and building improvements outweighed the loss of retail units.
  • Members unanimously approved the application, noting the sustainable location, public transport access and improvements to the existing building.
Read how the committee decided The proposed development, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public representations, debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Adur's committee minutes of 13 Apr 2026.

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 9

Shoreham-by-Sea conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Shoreham to Eastbourne about 11 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjoining War Memorial, Grade II, about 26 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 15 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.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 121 m away: Adur Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 163 m away: The Marlipins; Radon affected area, class 4; Heritage at risk about 56 m away: Church of St Mary De Haura, Church Lane, Shoreham by Sea; Inside the Shoreham-by-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
Adur
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BN43 5DR
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
St Mary's
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Rodway Planning Consultancy Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 29 days slower than Adur's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
232decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14644047
Planning Portal ref
PP-14644047
Neighbours
31 Mar 2026
Consultation
9 Mar 2026
Comments by
30 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
4 Feb 2026
Committee
13 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Adur
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#103 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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