Worthing pub demolition begins – ready for it to be turned into 'contemporary apartments'

The site of a former town centre pub is to be transformed into eight contemporary apartments by an independent developer.

By Katherine Hollisey-McLean

Published 29th Jun 2022, 17:22 BST

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Demolition work has already begun at the Wheatsheaf Pub, in Richmond Road, with the apartments are due to be completed in the spring/summer of 2023.

Final orders were called in 2017 and after two previous development bids being refused, it was third time lucky in March, 2020, where planning was finally approved.

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Demolition work has begun at the former Wheatsheaf pub

The bespoke development will comprise three 1-bedroom apartments, two 1-2-bedroom apartments, two 2-bedroom homes and a top-floor penthouse.

The homes on the Wheatsheaf site will all benefit from private outdoor space in the form of either a balcony, terrace, or patio, and will feature modern open-plan living spaces, integrated kitchens, and luxury bathrooms.

Leases for the development will be 125 years.