7 Batemans Close Worthing West Sussex BN13 3SA Data via plota.co.uk

AWDM/0835/26 - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Approved

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed conversion of an integral garage to habitable room and associated elevation alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Public footpath about 29 m away; National park about 190 m away: South Downs; Inside the Worthing built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £390,000 in December 2020. Detached house, freehold.

4 December 2020£390,000
24 May 2016£337,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area103 m² (1,109 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Worthing
Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
BN13 3SA
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Northbrook
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
BSB Party Wall and Architectural Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 48 days faster than Worthing's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
282decided 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 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15081314
Planning Portal ref
PP-15081314
Statutory expiry
8 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.