Arun Local Plan Update 2023-2041
The adopted Arun Local Plan 2018 is now more than 5 years old. We are therefore updating the Local Plan to ensure that future development needs are met sustainably and to reflect the changing vision for the area, along with various legislative changes. On 19 July Full Council agreed the recommendation by Planning Policy Committee (6 June 2023) to resume this work following a pause in 2021 and 2022. The papers and minute associated with these were:
- Item 43 Planning Policy Committee on 8 June 2023
- Appendix 3 of Item 43
- Printed Draft Minutes of 8 June Planning Policy Committee
- Printed Draft Minutes of Full Council 19 July 2023
Following workshops in December 2023 and January and February 2024, the 6 March special meeting of Planning Policy Committee approved the Direction of Travel Document as the council’s method to undertake an Issues & Options consultation (see below) under Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. The agenda papers can be found online here with a workshop summary.
All existing and future work on the Local Plan Update can be found directly on this page or by using one of the links in the related pages menu on this page.
Regulation 18 Issues & Options consultation – Direction of Travel Document
We are now consulting on the first document to inform production of the Local Plan update from 25 March 2024 until 5pm on 13 May 2024. This is the Issues & Options stage, which is an important first stage and we are asking residents how they would like to tackle a range of planning issues and proposed options for the future development of the District.
We are seeking your views and suggestions on how Arun should grow and develop in the future. The document identifies the issues and challenges facing the district and the options that could help to address them. We are asking your views on how best to balance the delivery of growth and regeneration across the district to meet future needs, whilst at the same time protecting the things we value about Arun.
We are not at this stage identifying any specific uses of land, potential development site or draft policies as this will be done at a later stage of the Local Plan process.
The consultation documents can be viewed on our consultation portal from the link below, which is the council’s preferred form for comments to be submitted to ensure their accuracy. Alternately if you wish to download the documents then these are available underneath.
Keystone Stakeholder Engagement (objective.co.uk)
- Consultation DoT document[pdf] 3MB
an accessible HTML version is available here: Direction of Travel Document [HTML] - FAQs Reg.18 DoT [pdf] 273KB
- AR A2 advert DoT [pdf] 681KB
- Response form [docx] 205KB
Consultation drop-in events
As part of this consultation, we will be holding several drop-in events where the public can speak to officers about the Direction of Travel Document. The list of these sessions is scheduled below:
At the reception desks at Bognor Regis Town Hall and Arun Civic Centre
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Date of drop-in |
Time of drop-in |
Venue |
Opening Hours of venue |
|---|---|---|---|
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Thursday 25 April
Friday 3 May |
12pm to 4pm
12pm to 4pm |
Bognor Regis Town Hall |
Monday - Tuesday 8:45am to 4pm, Wednesday 11am to 4pm, Thursday 9am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 4pm. |
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Wednesday 3 April
Monday 15 April |
12pm to 4pm
10am to 2pm |
Arun Civic Centre, Littlehampton |
Monday - Tuesday 8:45am to 4pm, Wednesday 11am to 4pm, Thursday 9am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 4pm. |
All local libraries within the Arun District Council Local Planning Authority Area
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Date of drop-in |
Time of drop-in |
Library |
Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
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Thursday 28 March |
9am to 1pm |
Angmering |
Monday – Wednesday 1pm to 5pm, Thursday – Friday 9am to 1pm, Saturday - 9am to 1pm, Sunday – Closed. |
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Monday 22 April |
1pm to 5pm |
Arundel |
Monday – Wednesday 1pm to 5pm, Thursday – Friday 9am to 1pm, Saturday - 9am to 1pm, Sunday – Closed. |
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Friday 12 April |
1pm to 5pm |
Bognor Regis |
Monday – Friday - 9:30am to 6pm, Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm, Sunday – Closed. |
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Wednesday 01 May |
1pm to 5pm |
East Preston |
Monday – Wednesday - 1pm to 5pm, Thursday – Friday - 10am to 2pm, Saturday - 10am to 2pm, Sunday – Closed. |
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Thursday 18 April |
9am to 1pm |
Ferring |
Monday – Tuesday 9am to 1pm, Wednesday - 1pm to 5pm, Thursday - 9am to 1pm, Friday 1pm to 5pm, Saturday - 9am to 1pm, Sunday – Closed. |
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Tuesday 09 April |
10am to 2pm |
Littlehampton |
Monday - Friday – 9am to 5pm, Saturday 10amto 4pm, Sunday - Closed. |
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Tuesday 2 April |
10am to 2pm |
Rustington |
Monday – Friday - 10am to 5pm, Saturday - 10am to 2pm, Sunday – Closed. |
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Friday 5 April |
10am to 2pm |
Willowhale, Aldwick |
Monday – Friday - 10am to 5pm, Saturday - 10am to 2pm, Sunday – Closed. |
Village hall drop-ins
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Date of drop-in |
Time of drop-in |
Venue |
|---|---|---|
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Wednesday 17 April |
2pm to 6pm |
Walberton – Walberton Village Hall |
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Wednesday 24 April |
2pm to 6pm |
Pagham Village Hall (Small hall) |
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Monday 29 April |
2pm to 6pm |
Barnham Community Hall (Cutten Room) |
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Tuesday 30 April |
2pm to 6pm |
Yapton and Ford Village Hall (Club room) |