Allotments North-West of Chipley Court Hawthorn Road PO21 5NL Data via plota.co.uk

BR/73/26/T Refused

Proposal

Fell 1 no. mature Ash (T1). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 May 2026
✗
Refused
15 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Jun 2026 · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
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. 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
PO21 5NL
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
15 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Refused, as 6% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
148decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works 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