Arun District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Arun District Council decided more than 1,600 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 13% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Arun District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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23 September 2026 · Approved
Land rear of Meadow Way Westergate · AL/35/26/RES
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29 July 2026 · Refused
The Windmill Inn and 34 Mill Lane Rustington BN16 3JN · R/63/26/PL
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23 July 2026 · Refused
Land North of Summer Lane Pagham · P/30/26/OUT
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23 July 2026 · Refused
Land North of Summer Lane Pagham · P/31/26/OUT
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8 July 2026 · Approved
Wicks Farm The Glasshouse Ford Lane Ford BN18 0DF · F/29/26/PL
Figures for Arun District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,600 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 13%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 4%of more than 380 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 130 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 12plan adopted 2018 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Arun District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan; • The effect of the proposal on the retained trees…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect that the proposed development would have on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect that the development has on the character of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.