Hotham Park House, Garden Flat High Street Bognor Regis PO21 1HW Data via plota.co.uk

BR/128/26/TC Refused

Proposal

Crown reduction to 1 no. Magnolia (T1) to leave a height of 5m and spread of 4m. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Upper Bognor Road & Mead Land Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
20 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Aug 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Hotham Park House, Grade II*, about 0 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Bognor Regis (Upper Bognor Road and Mead Lane) 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 ↗
Also on the record
Special protection area about 434 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast; Inside the Bognor Regis built-up area; Priority habitat about 16 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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 1HW
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Parish
Bognor Regis
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Objection
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 5 days faster than Arun's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Aug 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