Pagham Beach Amusements 1 Beach Road and129 East Front Road Pagham PO21 4SL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Part change of use of existing amusement arcade to manager accommodation alongside associated extension and alterations. This application is in CIL Zone 4 and is CIL Liable as a new dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
8 May 2026
✗
Refused
2 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 2 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

East Head to Shoreham about 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Local nature reserve about 57 m away: Pagham Harbour
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 21 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
Inside the Pagham built-up area; Priority habitat about 17 m away: Coastal sand dunes.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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 4SL
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Parish
Pagham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 12% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
46decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Jun 2026
Arun
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#4 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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