Business News

July 27th, 2023

Transforming Worthing’s Union Place - Your chance to feedback on new designs

Proposals to transform Union Place have been amended after feedback from our local communities. You can now have your say on the new designs before they go forward for planning application.

The new design prioritises genuinely affordable homes and homes for social rent in order to meet the needs of local residents, whilst giving the town centre an economic boost with new commercial spaces.

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July 17th, 2023

Greener plans for new Worthing block of flats approved

New trees and green space will surround a proposed new Worthing block of flats approved by councillors.

Columbia House Development Limited intends to build 78 flats on the site of a former office car park in Romany Road, Durrington.

Worthing Borough Council’s planning committee has approved the application for a seven-storey building next to Columbia House.

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July 17th, 2023

Worthing creates forum in support of local development

A new development forum has been launched in Worthing to help industry stakeholders meet, learn and collaborate on projects that shape the town.

Developers, planning experts and businesses from across the region will meet for the first time later this week to discuss ways they can work together to overcome challenges facing the local construction sector.

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June 20th, 2023

Local Communities reject A27 improvement plans

Local residents agree with Adur & Worthing Councils that the current suggested improvements to the A27 between Worthing and Lancing will not even begin to address congestion problems.

National Highways, the government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A-roads in England, has earmarked £20 million to improve this stretch of the A27. In contrast, improvements to the Arundel bypass further west on the A27 are expected to cost around £320m.

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