Lineside Way Littlehampton BN17 7EH Data via plota.co.uk

LU/158/26/RAI Approved

Proposal

Prior approval under Part 18 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the reconstruction of the existing cattle creep underbridge. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Jul 2026
Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wick (Arun) built-up area.
Not affected
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 7EH
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Parish
Littlehampton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 17 days slower than Arun's median of 37 for prior approvals. Approved, as 72% of prior approvals here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
14,766decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Arun to go on. 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