Woodgate Centre Oak Tree Lane Woodgate PO203GU Data via plota.co.uk

AL/126/25/AOO Approved

Proposal

Application for the approval of safeguarded land specification and affordable housing as required under obligation set out in the Section 106 agreement dated 9.10.23 in relation to planning application , under schedule 1, Paragraph 2.2.1 and Schedule 2, Paragraph 1.1. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
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Approved
19 Feb 2026

Approved on 19 Feb 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Barnham (Arun) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 2 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £6,750,000 in July 2025. Other property, freehold.

2 July 2025£6,750,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Arun
Postcode
PO20 3GU
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Parish
Aldingbourne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Feb 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
19 Feb 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Huw James ECE Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, 12 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.