Public Notice Portal round-up: New housing development in Worthing, road closures for Littlehampton 10k and conversion of Shoreham outbuilding

• Bellway Homes Southern Counties has submitted a full planning application for 123 homes on the Durrington Gasworks site in Worthing, following notice of the proposed residential development in May.

Permission is sought for a mixed-use development on land between Sword Street and Martlets Way, including homes, commercial floorspace, parking, landscaping, open space and drainage.

The site is made up of three areas which Bellway says have been 'underutilised since their former uses vacated the area'.

The south-east section is currently the compound for Bellway's adjacent Elizabeth Square development, the western parcel is an overgrown field used for storage and the north-east section was formerly used by SGN Gasworks but is now overgrown.

Bellway said: “As a result of years of inactivity on the site, vegetation has established itself with mature trees and hedgerows featuring to several boundaries. This acts as an important screen to areas bordering the site.”

The design team states that a fresh approach to the layout was taken following pre-application consultation, including a public exhibition at Worthing Leisure Centre in November last year.

Feedback taken into consideration included public open space access, health service capacity, flood risk, play areas, sustainability and traffic.

The site would have four distinct character areas, three featuring a range of houses and apartments, with 30 per cent of them being affordable, plus a commercial zone to the west.

• Plans to turn an outbuilding into a home follow the recent conversion of a three-storey office building in Shoreham town centre into flats.

Lewis & Co has submitted a planning application for the brick-built storage building at the rear of 1-3 Ship Street to Adur District Council on behalf of Alastair Redman.

Permission is sought for an extension of the outbuilding and conversion to create a single-storey, one-bedroom flat.

Tucked behind other properties, the new home would be accessible from an alleyway off Ship Street and through the communal entrance and lobby of the new flats. There is unused and unregistered land to its side, which would become a private garden for the new flat.

The application states: “The proposed development will bring underused land back into use and will make a modest but useful contribution to the supply of housing. The scheme is well designed, will improve the appearance of the application site and will be a good form of sustainable development.”

Internal work has recently been completed on the three self-contained flats at the former offices of accountancy practice Gibson Appleby. Further approved works to create bin and bike storage at the rear have not yet been started. The current application proposes a modified layout for this 'to allow for a pleasant access route to the outbuilding'.

• West Sussex County Council has formalised parking arrangements at the junction of Courtwick Road and Selwyn Avenue, Littlehampton.

An order was made on August 24 to enact recently-installed restrictions prohibiting waiting at any time.

The council gave notice in November last year that double yellow lines would be introduced on the southern side of Courtwick Road at its junction with Selwyn Avenue.

The council said the restriction would also extend southwards a short distance along both sides of Selwyn Avenue.

• The county council has also formalised parking arrangements in South Farm Road, Worthing, closed to Offington Park Methodist Church.

An order was made on August 24 to enact recently-installed restrictions prohibiting waiting at any time on the western side of South Farm Road, adjacent to the church.

A scheme of footway improvements was installed in 2025 to aid the school crossing patrol. To improve visibility, existing double yellow lines were extended, leaving a short gap outside the church.

An audit of the scheme identified that the parking retained on the western side was still obstructing sightlines and an extension of the double yellow lines was recommended in the interests of safety.

• Road closures in Littlehampton and Rustington for the Littlehampton 10k run have been announced.

West Sussex County Council has given notice of a Temporary Closure Order for a number of roads in Littlehampton, mostly throughout their entire lengths.

The council said: “The closure of these roads is needed to allow the Littlehampton 10k running event to take place in safely.”

The B2140, including Sea Lane, Sea Road and South Terrace, will be closed from the junction of Sea Lane with Hobbs Way, southwards and westwards to the junction of South Terrace with Pier Road.

Pier Road will be closed from South Terrace to Clifton Road; St Catherine's Road and Beach Road will be closed from Maltravers Road to South Terrace; and Irvine Road will be closed from Beach Road to St Augustine Road.

Selborne Road will be closed from St Augustine Road to Beach Road; Fitzalan Road will be closed from South Terrace to Maltravers Road; St Winefrides Road will be closed from Maltravers Drive to South Terrace.

Hendon Avenue and Harsfold Road will be closed, and Holmes Lane will be closed from Harsfold Road to Sea Lane.

The order will come into effect on September 6 from 6am to 12pm.

Alternative routes will be indicated and access to properties will be managed by marshals on site.

• A road in Ford will be closed for around a fortnight while cables are installed.

West Sussex County Council has given notice of a Temporary Closure Order for Tortington Lane, from its junction with Ford Road, northwards to its junction with Priory Lane.

The council said: “The road closure is needed to allow new telecommunications cables to be installed in safety.”

The order will come into effect on September 7 and remain in force until September 18. Once made, the order may remain in force for up to 18 months, or until the proposed works are completed, whichever is earlier.

Alternative routes for vehicles will be indicated on site and access to properties will be maintained at all times.

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