Land North of Summer Lane Pagham Data via plota.co.uk

P/31/26/OUT Refused
New homes

Proposal

Outline application with some matters reserved, except access, for up to 130 No. residential dwellings including means of access into the site (not internal roads). This application is a Departure from the Development and affects a Public Right of Way. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Committee
22 Jul 2026
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Refused
23 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Jul 2026 · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Arun Planning Committee on 22 Jul 2026.

Refused unanimously

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because housing benefits outweighed countryside, agricultural land and flood-test conflicts.
  • The parish council, residents and Southern Water raised concerns about development, flooding, access, odour, drainage and wildlife.
  • Members unanimously refused the application because of flood-risk concerns and the absence of a completed Section 106 agreement.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Arun's committee minutes of 22 Jul 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 3 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Bognor Regis built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Arun
Postcode
PO21 4NG
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
23 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 129 days from validation, 69 days slower than Arun's median of 60 for new homes. Refused, as 41% of new homes here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
64decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Arun in the last twelve months, from validation. Arun decision record →

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Pagham Wastewater Treatment Works, Summer Lane, Pagham, PO21 4NG
Construction of 2no. Kiosks and associated works
WSCC/023/23
2023 Approved
Pagham Wastewater Treatment Works Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Notification under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act Regulations 1992 for…
P/83/23/WS
2023 Approved
Pagham Wastewater Treatment Works Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Notification under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act Regulations 1992 for…
P/83/23/WS
2023 Approved
Summer Lane Cottage Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Listed building consent for replacement of front garden facing dining room window, bathro…
P/61/23/L
2023 Approved
Summer Lane Cottage Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Listed building consent for replacement of front garden facing dining room window, bathro…
P/61/23/L
2022 Approved
Summerfield House Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Erection of part single, part two storey front/side extension and single storey rear exte…
P/39/22/HH
2021 Approved
Land To North And South Of Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Lawful development certificate to construct a temporary access haul road across land attr…
P/69/21/CLP
2021 Approved
Land To North And South Of Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Lawful development certificate to construct a temporary access haul road across land attr…
P/69/21/CLP
2020 Refused
Land To North Of Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Residential development of 36 No. dwellings (net increase of 15 over current consent P/70…
P/97/20/PL
2020 Refused
Land To North Of Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Residential development of 36 No. dwellings (net increase of 15 over current consent P/70…
P/97/20/PL
2020 Approved
Land To North And South Of Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Variation of condition 13 imposed under P/70/19/RES relating to temporary relaxation of p…
P/46/20/PL
2020 Approved
Land To North And South Of Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Variation of condition 13 imposed under P/70/19/RES relating to temporary relaxation of p…
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2018 Approved
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Listed building consent to re-thatch & re-ridge thatched roof & clean back elevation roof.
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2016 Approved
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Conversion of existing garage workshop into single detached 3 bed bungalow. This applicat…
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2023 Approved
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Approval of details reserved by condition imposed under P/61/23/L relating to condition 3…
P/118/23/DOC
2023 Approved
Summer Lane Cottage Summer Lane Pagham PO21 4NG
Approval of details reserved by condition imposed under P/61/23/L relating to condition 3…
P/118/23/DOC
2023 Approved
Land To The West Of Pagham Road Pagham PO21 4NG
Non-material amendment following grant of P/70/19/RES to amend the public open space spec…
P/103/23/NMA
2023 Approved
Land To The West Of Pagham Road Pagham PO21 4NG
Non-material amendment following grant of P/70/19/RES to amend the public open space spec…
P/103/23/NMA
2023 Approved
Land to the West of Pagham Road Pagham PO21 4NG
Non material amendment following the grant of P/70/19/RES to amend the public open space…
P/79/23/NMA
2023 Approved
Land to the West of Pagham Road Pagham PO21 4NG
Non material amendment following the grant of P/70/19/RES to amend the public open space…
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Arun
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#4 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Arun is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #2 out of 296. Only 12% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Arun decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #187 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #97 of 296
99%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #2 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #4 of 296
45%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
35 decided
794
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings