Public Notice Portal round-up: New Worthing café and micro bar, Rustington flats parking and road closures

• The owner of a new micro bar in Worthing is seeking a premises licence, with alcohol sales every day of the week.

Muammer Alp has given notice of an application to Worthing Borough Council for a premises licence for The Little Goose, a new café / micro bar at 126 Aldsworth Avenue, Worthing.

The shop was previously occupied by carpet and flooring specialist Bo-Hus for nine years. The company closed the Goring shop on September 12 and moved to larger premises in Littlehampton, opening on the Riverside Industrial Estate on October 5.

The new application is for the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises Monday to Thursday 12pm to 10pm, Friday to Saturday 12pm to 11pm, and Sunday 12pm to 9.30pm.

Opening times proposed for The Little Goose are 8am to 10.30pm Monday to Thursday, 8am to 11pm Friday to Saturday and 8am to 10pm Sunday.

Any representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Unit, Adur & Worthing Councils, Worthing Town Hall, Chapel Road, Worthing, BN11 1HA, or by email to [email protected].

Consultation closes Thursday, October 29. A committee hearing is scheduled for Thursday, November 26, at 6.30pm, if required.

• Plans to create six flats above a shop in Worthing town centre have been submitted, following prior approval for four flats.

Lewis and Co Planning SE has made an application to Worthing Borough Council on behalf of Moretons Investments, which added 25 - 27 Montague Street to its property portfolio in 2024.

Outdoor clothing retailer Trespass occupies the shop at ground level, with storage at first floor level and above, as well as within the basement.

Permission is sought for change of use of the two upper floors from commercial to six residential flats, with shopfront alterations to create a new entrance and insertion of rear windows.

The planning statement says: “The location of the site is ideal for residential accommodation. The location is highly sustainable and occupiers would benefit from the excellent sustainable transport connections within the immediate locality.”

Prior approval for change of use to four flats was given in August, on condition secure, covered cycle parking and bin storage be provided. This application includes such storage, meaning a small area of the shop will be lost at the rear, beyond the staffroom, toilet and dressing room.

• A business based at Rudford Industrial Estate in Ford is seeking permission to keep its temporary building for a further ten years.

Mr Ian Walker has made the application to Arun District Council on behalf of Bewi Packaging & Components (UK) Limited.

The flat-pack unit provides much-needed additional storage. The council previously granted temporary permission for three years, ending in November 2026.

Comments to be made by November 5.

• Builder JW Stratton wants to create addition parking spaces at The Gilberts in Rustington to ease congestion.

ECE Architecture has made an appliction to Arun District Council on behalf of the developer for five additional off-street car parking spaces within existing residential site in Harsfold Road.

The spaces would be formed through the partial reconfiguration of existing soft landscaped areas within the site.

The covering letter states: “The development currently benefits from off-street parking provision; however, this is demonstrably insufficient relative to the scale and occupancy of the site.

“The resultant shortfall has given rise to informal and displaced parking along internal access routes, creating localised congestion, reducing the efficiency of vehicle circulation, and presenting a potential impediment to emergency and service vehicle access.”

A previous application in April was withdrawn as it did not fit the exemption requirements for small developments. It has now been resubmitted following updated regulations in August.

Comments to be made by November 5.

• A busy Worthing road will need to be closed to allow new electricity mains to be installed in safety.

West Sussex County Council has given notice of a Temporary Closure Order for Palatine Road, from Limbrick Lane eastwards for 50m.

The road will be closed from 8am to 5pm. Alternative routes will be indicated and access to properties will be maintained at all times.

The order will come into effect on October 27 and remain in force until November 5 . It may remain in force for up to 18 months, or until the proposed works are completed, whichever is earlier.

• Seldens Way in Worthing is likely to be closed for more than a week to allow gas mains to be replaced in safety.

West Sussex County Council has given notice of a Temporary Closure Order throughout its entire length.

The order will come into effect on October 26 and remain in force until December 7. It may remain in force for up to 18 months, or until the proposed works are completed, whichever is earlier.

Alternative routes will be indicated and access to properties will be maintained at all times.

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