26 The Heights Worthing West Sussex BN14 0AJ Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/1261/26 - Removal of Condition Registered

Proposal

Application to vary condition 1 (Approved Plans) of AWDM/1602/25 to reduce roof pitch, revise the dormer and small gable on the front elevation, change the dormers to lead and the mock tudor detailing to grey boards, remove the brick corbeling detail, add front and south side rooflights. alter ground floor rear fenestration; and extend chimney ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Erection of a first floor above the existing bungalow to form a two-storey house with associated alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Dec 2026 and 20 Dec 2026, from Worthing's recent extensions.

Site constraints 4

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 park about 80 m away: South Downs
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order about 16 m away: Tree Preservation Order, 1990. No. 22; 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 27 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
Worthing
Application type
Removal of Condition
Postcode
BN14 0AJ
Received
26 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Offington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Holland_Works

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Worthing usually decides extensions by day 52.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15302360
Planning Portal ref
PP-15302360
Statutory expiry
21 Dec 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