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19-21 Sea Road East Preston BN16 1JN

EP/121/25/PLFullApproved

Approved on 18 March 2026

7 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor pharmacy (Class E) to restaurant (Class E) with associated ventilation equipment and external seating. This application is in CIL Zone 4 (Zero Rated) as other development.

Received
5 January 2026
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.4 Mar
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided18 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 19-21 Sea Road East Preston BN16 1JN. Arun has handled 2,006 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Arun's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,296 applications in total for the BN16 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Arun District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BN16 1JN
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Preston

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026
Consultation expiry
4 March 2026
Consultation end
4 March 2026
Target decision date
20 March 2026
Committee meeting
18 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Archevolve 3 The Square Storrington RH20 4DJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    17 Sep

    Approval of details reserved by condition imposed under EP/121/25/PL

    12-11-26Discharge of conditionsEP/92/26/DOC
  2. 2026
    5 Jan

    Change of use of ground floor pharmacy (Class E) to restaurant (Class E) with associated ventilation…

    This applicationApprovedFullEP/121/25/PL
  3. 2026
    5 Jan

    1 No externally illuminated fascia sign and 1 No non illuminated projecting sign on front elevation.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideEP/122/25/A

Source: Arun

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