Westholme Nursery Toddington Lane Littlehampton BN17 7PP Data via plota.co.uk

LU/173/26/OUT Undecided

Proposal

Outline planning application (with all matters except access reserved) for the construction of up to 20 residential units. This application may affect the setting of listed buildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 25 Sept 2026, from Arun's recent listed building works. Comments are open until 25 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Toddington (Arun) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 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 7PP
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Parish
Littlehampton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 47 of the 91-day target. Arun usually decides listed building works by day 54.

Day 4744 days to the 91-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
48decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Sept 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