Highway verge between Hawthorn Road and Aldwick Road Bognor Regis Data via plota.co.uk

BR/95/26/A Approved

Proposal

Retention of 1 No. non illuminated free standing town boundary sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Special protection area about 421 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast; SSSI about 376 m away: Bognor Reef SSSI; 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 25 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
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Parish
Bognor Regis
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
ApproveConditionally
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Bognor Regis Town Council Town Hall Clarence Road Bognor Regis PO21 1LD

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 10 days faster than Arun's median of 53 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 81% of signs and adverts here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
18decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Arun in the last twelve months, from validation. Arun decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Aug 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