Former 97 To 99 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 3BN Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/0658/26 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Installation of extract equipment to rear including flue, screening and other associated alterations Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
29 May 2026
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Validated
3 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 6 Oct 2026; it is now day 128.

The consultation period closed on 6 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area about 46 m away: South Street; National infrastructure project about 1746 m away: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm; 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 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
Worthing
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BN11 3BN
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Central
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lewis and Co Planning SE Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 128, past the statutory target. 73% of commercial premises in Worthing are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 12872 days past the 56-day target
43%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
13%go to committee

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

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14967693
Planning Portal ref
PP-14967693
Neighbours
24 Jun 2026
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 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