Land to the west of Inglenook Hotel 255 Pagham Road Pagham PO21 3QB Data via plota.co.uk

P/56/26/PL Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing storage buildings and construction of 6 No. dwellings and associated works (resubmission following ). This application is a Departure from the Development Plan and is in CIL Zone 5 and is CIL Liable as new dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Validated
26 May 2026
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Committee
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Arun Planning Committee on 26 Aug 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the drainage issue was technical and the benefits were not significantly outweighed by it.
  • The parish council and nearby occupiers raised concerns about drainage, access, flooding, amenity, trees and construction impacts.
  • The Committee approved the application conditionally, subject to a Section 106 agreement.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, objections, public speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Arun's committee minutes of 26 Aug 2026.

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Site constraints 2

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Nyetimber House, Grade II, about 60 m from the postcode pin · 6 Grade II
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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Bognor Regis built-up area.
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 3QB
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Parish
Pagham
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
App Cond with S106
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Whaleback LTD Whaleback

How this decision compares

Decided in 94 days from validation, 38 days slower than Arun's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 76% of demolitions here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
52decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions 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:
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