Land North Of 14 Wallace Parade Goring Road Worthing West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/0644/26 - Application to Display Adverts Refused

Proposal

Advertisment consent for 2no. digital LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 May 2026
✓
Validated
29 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
20 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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.

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Important details

Council
Worthing
Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Postcode
BN12 4AL
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Marine Worthing
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mitie

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 5 days faster than Worthing's median of 57 for advertisement consent. Refused, as 27% of advertisement consent here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
16decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

24 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14937465
Planning Portal ref
PP-14937465
Neighbours
2 Jul 2026
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Comments by
5 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Worthing
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#194 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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