3 The Byeway Aldwick PO21 4ER Data via plota.co.uk

AW/60/26/HH Approved

Proposal

Alteration of rear first floor sun room windows, adjustment of front door and construction of garden room with small decking area. (This application may affect the character and appearance of the Aldwick Bay Conservation Area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Apr 2026
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Validated
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Aldwick conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Special protection area about 129 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 47 m away: Bognor Reef SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bognor Regis built-up area; Priority habitat about 47 m away: Coastal vegetated shingle.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 2

Last sold for £2,000,000 in January 2022. Detached house, freehold.

5 January 2022£2,000,000
1 September 2020£1,300,000

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

Building

Floor area247 m² (2,659 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Arun
Postcode
PO21 4ER
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Parish
Aldwick
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
ApproveConditionally
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Randell Design Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 4 days faster than Arun's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
364decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Arun in the last twelve months, from validation. Arun decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 May 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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.