Liberty House 4 Hawthorn Road Littlehampton BN17 7L

Undecided LU/63/26/PL
Council
Date received
16 Mar 2026
Date validated
16 Mar 2026

Description

Part retention for hard landscaping works including hard standing to site frontage with Hawthorn Road, provision of crossover across site frontage with Hawthorn Road, reconfiguration of car park layout, 2 No cycle stores, 1 No smoking shelter, reduction in size of existing refuse store and provision of second refuse store within rear car park area, 1.2m high metal fence within car park and EV charging points. This application is in CIL Zone 2 (Zero Rated) as other development.

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