Public Notice Portal round-up: Plans for the future of one of Worthing's oldest buildings and bank holiday waste export activities

• Plans have been made to turn one of Worthing's oldest buildings back into a house, having been in community and commercial use for more than 30 years.

The Hollies, in Little High Street, was built in the early 1800s, before 1815, and is Grade II listed. WPS Planning has made an application to Worthing Borough Council on behalf of Mr M. Dowling for change of use from commercial to a single dwelling house.

The property was purchased by Worthing Mind in 1994 and used as a drop-in social centre for people affected by mental health issues, with temporary permission for change of use made permanent in 1996.

The building was later used for commercial ventures, most recently by The Hollies Worthing as a skin, health and wellness clinic, but has been vacant for around 18 months.

In the planning statement prepared by Doug Wright, it states: ""Despite these successive changes, its internal layout, proportions, and design remain consistent with those of a residential dwelling."

The Worthing Society has given a consultation response stating the change of use would be 'advantageous and should ensure the ongoing care of the building'. The society said the retention of the central staircase was 'particularly important'.

• Costa Coffee is looking to put up a range of signs at Asda in Ferring, after opening a café at the store in December.

An application has been made to Arun District Council by Benson Signs, on behalf of Costa Coffee.

Permission is sought for one internally-illuminated advertisement sign on pre-existing board, and three facade signs at Asda, in Littlehampton Road, Ferring.

Vinyl signs are proposed to be added to the large sign at the entrance to the site and to the two entrance doors. The illuminated sign, in the traditional Costa red, would be above windows on the west side.

When the café opened, Ian McEvans, vice-president of commercial food at Asda, said he was excited to be working with an established brand like Costa Coffee.

Cafés were an ‘important part of the shopping experience for many of our customers’, he added.

The application gives an advertisement period of five years. Comments to be made by February 5, 2026.

• Permission is sought to replace one of the front-row beach huts in The Strand, Ferring.

OM Architectural Design has made the application to Arun District Council on behalf of lan McGowan from Angmering.

The agents said: "The proposed development involves the like-for-like replacement of an existing timber beach hut with a new timber beach hut on the same footprint."

Comments to be made by February 5, 2026.

• Biffa Waste Services Limited has applied to West Sussex County Council for permission to carry out waste export activities in Lancing on bank holidays.

The application is for a variation of condition 11 on planning permission WSCC/046/15/L to allow for waste export activities from Viridor Waste Management, Chartwell Road, on bank holidays.

Comments on this application should be made by February 5.

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