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Land East of Heath Place Bersted PO22 9SL

Refused Arun BE/143/25/OUT Outline

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Outline application with details of access, landscaping, layout, and scale (appearance is reserved) for the erection of a 3-storey building comprising of under-croft car parking and bicycle store, 2 No. floors of 4 No. self-contained flats on each (8 No flats in total) with pedestrian access formed onto Ash Grove.

As published by the council, reference BE/143/25/OUT

Application record

Reference
BE/143/25/OUT
Type
Outline
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Decided
12 Feb 2026
Parish
Bersted
Postcode
PO22 9SL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Arun register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • BE/15/26/PL Decided

    Land East of Heath Place Bersted PO22 9SL

    Erection of a 3-storey building comprising of under-croft car parking and bicycle store, 2 floors of 4 No self-contained flats on each (8 No flats in total) with pedestrian access formed onto Ash Grove. This application is in CIL Zone 4 (Zero Rated) as flats.

    Submitted 23 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Received by Arun

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this refusal means

Arun refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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