Braymead 37 Nyewood Lane Bognor Regis PO21 2SJ Data via plota.co.uk

BR/18/26/PL Approved

Proposal

Change of use from 10 bedroom guest house, to 8 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation, with associated alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Committee
15 Apr 2026
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Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Arun Planning Committee on 15 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the HMO would not cause unacceptable harm and would contribute housing in a sustainable location.
  • The Town Council and a nearby occupier objected over HMO concentration, parking, residential amenity and the loss of tourist accommodation.
  • The committee approved the application conditionally after the recommendation was proposed, seconded and put to a vote.
Read how the committee decided The proposed change of use, site context, objections, officers’ assessment, committee vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Arun's committee minutes of 15 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area about 317 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 283 m away: Bognor Reef SSSI; Inside the Bognor Regis built-up area.
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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £475,000 in October 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

13 October 2025£475,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
28 June 2002£196,000
30 April 1998£160,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Arun
Postcode
PO21 2SJ
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Decision
ApproveConditionally
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 16 days slower than Arun's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use 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:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.