Planning application
78 A High Street Littlehampton BN17 5DX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use from a business (Class E) to 1 No flat (C3).
As published by the council, reference LU/247/25/PD
Application record
- Reference
- LU/247/25/PD
- Type
- Outline
- Status
- Objection
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 28 Jan 2026
- Parish
- Littlehampton
- Postcode
- BN17 5DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by Arun
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3 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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