6A & 7A Selborne Road and 25B & 25C Western Road Littlehampton BN17 5NN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from 1 No. flat and light industrial to 6 No. flats. This application may affect the character and appearance of the Littlehampton Sea Front Conservation Area and may affect the setting of listed buildings. This application is in CIL Zone 4 (Zero Rated as Flats). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Dec 2026, from Arun's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 26 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

Public footpath about 25 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 3, North Place, Grade II, about 51 m from the postcode pin · 17 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.
Show all 17 with distances
Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 20 m away: Littlehampton (Seafront)
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1081 m away: Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Littlehampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
Arun
Postcode
BN17 5NN
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Parish
Littlehampton
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Bryceson Shaw Associates

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Arun usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
50decided 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
26 Nov 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