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ARUN DISTRICT COUNCIL

DIRECTION MADE UNDER ARTICLE 4 (1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED) RELATING TO ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN RIVER WARD, LITTLEHAMPTON AND HOTHAM AND MARINE WARD, BOGNOR REGIS.

Notice is hereby given that Arun District Council has made a non-immediate Direction under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (“the Order”) on the 2nd November (“the Direction”).

The Direction removes permitted development rights for development consisting of the change of use of a building or land within its curtilage from a use falling within Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) to a use falling within Class C4 (house in multiple occupation) of that Schedule being development comprised within Class L (b) of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Order and not being development within any other class.

The effect of the Direction is that planning permission will be required for changes of use of any building from Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to Class C4 (Houses in Multiple Occupation) from the date the Direction comes into force and such development shall not be carried out within the area unless planning permission is granted by the Council on an application made to the Council under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

The Direction applies to the River ward in Littlehampton and the Hotham and Marine ward in Bognor Regis. These areas are shown edged red on the maps attached to the Direction.

A copy of the draft notice and maps can be viewed at the Council offices at Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5LF and Bognor Regis Town Hall, Clarence Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1LD during normal office hours (Monday to Thursday 08:45 to 17:15 and Fridays 08:45 to 16:45).

All consultation material, the Direction and Maps can be viewed on the Council’s website: https://www.arun.gov.uk/supplementary-planning-documents-spds Representations concerning the draft Article 4 Direction may be sent to the Council during the statutory consultation period which will run for 21 days from 2nd November 2022 to 23rd November 2022. If you wish to make representations, you may also do so by email to: planningpolicy@arun.gov.uk

The Direction shall come into effect, subject to confirmation by the Council, on 19th January 2023. 

Dated: 2nd November 2022