2. Code of Practice For Publicity Of Planning Applications

Introduction

This Code of Practice sets out the publicity which Worthing Borough Council will carry out as part of the process of dealing with applications for planning permission, Listed Building Consent, Conservation Area Consent, approval of reserved matters, amendments to conditions, Hazardous Substances Consent, Certificates of Lawfulness, Advertisement Consent and works to trees subject to Tree Preservation Orders.

Advertising in a Local Newspaper

Advertisements will be placed in the Worthing Herald (which is published each Thursday) listing all planning and other applications (as described above) which are submitted in the Borough.

Statutory Site Notices

Site Notices will be placed on or near sites which are the subject of applications for the following types of development:-

• development affecting the setting of a Listed Building;
  
  
• applications for Listed Building Consent;
  
  
• applications for Conservation Area Consent;
  
  
• applications for development which are accompanied by an Environmental Statement at submission stage;
  
  
• applications for development which departs from the Development Plan;
  
  
• development which affects a public right of way;
  
  
• development affecting the character and appearance of a Conservation Area;
  
  
• residential developments of 10 or more dwellings or development on sites of 0.5 hectares or more;
  
  
• other developments which create floor space of 1000 square metres or more or on sites of one hectare or more;
  
  
• applications for the winning and working of minerals or the use of land for mineral working deposits;
  
  
• all waste developments (meaning any development designed to be used wholly or mainly for the purpose of treating, storing, processing or disposing of refuse or waste materials;
  
  
• notifications under Regulations 3 or 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992. (These are applications submitted by Worthing Borough Council or West Sussex County Council).

Non-Statutory Site Notices (Orange or green site notice)

In addition to the developments listed above which will have statutory site notices, a non-statutory site notice will be placed on or near sites which are the subject of applications for the following types of development:-

• applications for the erection of one or more dwellings (but excluding applications for sub-division of existing properties) in Housing Areas of Special Character as defined in the Worthing Local Plan;
  
  
• applications for the erection of three or more dwellings (but excluding applications for the sub-division of existing properties) elsewhere;
  
  
• applications for the erection of non-residential buildings with a floor space of 250 square metres or more or a height of more than 10 metres;
  
  
• applications for extensions to non-residential buildings where the increase in floor space is 250 square metres or more or the height of the extension is 10 metres or more;
  
  
• applications for the felling of trees that are subject to Tree Preservation Orders.

Neighbour Notification

We will give written notification of all proposed developments to:-

• known occupiers of properties the subject of the application, other than the applicant;
  
  
• known occupiers of all adjacent properties sharing a common boundary with the application site;
  
  
• known occupiers of properties within 50 metres of an application site where, in the opinion of the Assistant Director Planning or the Development Control Manager, the development is likely to have a significant impact on the area by virtue of traffic generation, noise or other disturbance.

Time given for submission of representations

We will allow third parties the following periods for submitting representations:-

• newspaper advertisements - 21 days from the date of publication;
  
  
• site notices - 21 days from the date of the Notice;
  
  
• initial neighbour notification - 21 days from the date of the letter;
  
  
• re-notification letters (i.e. revision to plans etc) - 7 days.

Notes on Site Notices

• site notices will normally be displayed on the street frontage to a site. If a site abuts properties in adjoining roads, a notice will also be displayed in each road containing properties which abut the site.
  
  
• a non-statutory site notice will not be displayed where the proposal requires a statutory site notice.

Notes on Neighbour Notification

• Neighbour notification will not be undertaken in relation to applications for new shopfronts or non-illuminated advertisements.
  
  
• Neighbour notification will only be carried out in relation to applications for illuminated advertisements with occupiers of the application property and occupiers of adjacent properties which share a common street frontage.
  
  
• Case Officers will seek to establish any additional occupiers when site visits are carried out and when additional notification may be necessary.
  
  
• Although there is no statutory requirement to notify neighbours when plans are amended or substituted after initial submission, discretionary re-notification will be undertaken, having regard to the effect of the change, any earlier representations and the significance of the change in relation to the characteristics of the originally submitted development.
  
  
• Where minor development, including works to protected trees, is proposed on property which adjoins or is situated within a development of flats, neighbour notification will only be undertaken with flats that immediately adjoin the application property or which have windows which face onto it and are sited within 20 metres of it.

For further information and advice please contact the:

Development Control Group
Tel: 01903 221353/221354
Minicom: 01903 204500
E-Mail: planning@worthing.gov.uk

or

Visit our web site at www.worthing.gov.uk/planning

A leaflet version of this Code of Practice is available in large print from our office.

 

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