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AL/45/26/S73 Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition following the grant of relating to approved plans, access arrangements and visibility splays. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Validated
4 Jun 2026
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Committee
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Arun Planning Committee on 26 Aug 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the access changes would avoid utilities without harming highway safety or the area’s appearance.
  • A public speaker asked the committee to consider comments made on a related application.
  • The committee voted to approve the application conditionally.
Read how the committee decided The proposed access changes, site history, officers’ assessment, public comments, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Arun's committee minutes of 26 Aug 2026.

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Reading). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2; the survey is the definitive reading.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Barnham (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
PO20 3RU
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Parish
Aldingbourne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
ApproveConditionally
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Rodway Planning Consultancy

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Jul 2026
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