Land Adjacent to Woodgate Nurseries Lidsey Road Aldingbourne PO20 3SU

Approve AL/16/26/NMA
Council
Date received
2 Mar 2026
Date validated
2 Mar 2026
Postcode
PO20 3SU

Description

Non material amendment following the grant of AL/143/24/RES relating to paths north of Plots 26 & 27 and east of Plots 27-16, to reduce the width to 2m for pedestrian use, associated with the delivery of a 2m footway along Lidsey Road (path around Plot 15 provided as 3m). Amendment to path north of pumping station and east of sub-station, to increase width to 3m for shared pedestrian/cycle use (on opposite side of spine road to Plots 43-48), with directional signage for cyclists and amendment to materials layout, to enable contrasting brick detailing (use of orange feature brick on red brick plots and red feature brick on orange brick plots).

8.8/10
Planning Authority Score
#4 of 282

Arun is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #7 out of 282. Only 10% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Arun decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #177 of 282
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #92 of 282
105%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (71%) #7 of 282
10%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #3 of 282
51%
Minor dwellings approved
68 decided (1-9 homes)
65%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
33 decided
784
Total decisions
113 refused in 2025