Long Meadow Dukes Road Fontwell BN18 0SP Data via plota.co.uk

AL/39/26/HH Refused

Proposal

Detached annexe with basement storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
✓
Validated
8 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
3 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Aug 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National park about 19 m away: South Downs
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Fontwell built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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 1

Last sold for £450,000 in March 2008. Detached house, freehold.

4 March 2008£450,000

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
BN18 0SP
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Parish
Aldingbourne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
3 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 7% 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
9 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

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