Land to the rear of Watermead Yapton Road Barnham PO22 0BQ Data via plota.co.uk

BN/34/26/PIP Refused

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for a minimum net gain of 2 dwelling to a maximum net gain of 3 No dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Mar 2026
Refused
14 Apr 2026
Appeal allowed
6 Jul 2026

Refused on 14 Apr 2026 · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Also on the record
Inside the Barnham (Arun) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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. 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
PO22 0BQ
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Decision
Refused (Appealed)
Decision date
14 Apr 2026
Appeal
Allowed · 6 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 18 days faster than Arun's median of 61 for full applications. Refused, as 14% of full applications here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
340decided in the last year

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

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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