Cornfield School Cornfield Close Littlehapton BN17 6HY Data via plota.co.uk

LU/208/26/WS Approved

Proposal

Application made under regulation 3 for the retention of a modular classroom building and associated infrastructure. This application will be determined by West Sussex County Council Ref . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Littlehampton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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 6HY
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Parish
Littlehampton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
West Sussex County Council Planning Department County Hall Chichester PO19 1RH

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 30 days faster 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