16 Swanbourne Road Littlehampton BN17 6HS Data via plota.co.uk

LU/98/26/PL Approved

Proposal

Erection of 1 No single storey dwelling with car parking and provision of driveway and car parking for No. 16 Swanbourne Road (resubmission following ). This application is in CIL Zone 4 and is CIL Liable as a new dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Apr 2026
Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Wick (Arun) 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. 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
BN17 6HS
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Decision
ApproveConditionally
Decision date
20 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 26 days slower than Arun's median of 61 for full applications. Approved, as 86% 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