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Potato Barn Kingston Lane East Preston BN16 1RS

K/3/26/PDOutlineRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 5 May 2026

2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q for the conversion of existing barn into 3 No. dwellings.

Received
26 February 2026
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.12 Apr
  4. Target5 May
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Potato Barn Kingston Lane East Preston BN16 1RS. Arun has handled 484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Arun's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,296 applications in total for the BN16 postcode area.

93% of outline applications at Arun District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal fails to accord with Q.3(1) in that the curtilage of the proposed dwellings includes land to the south of a ditch which is not closely associated with and serving the purposes of the building, in conflict with Q.3(1)(a) and the area of the curtilage of the proposed dwellings exceeds the area occupied by the building in conflict with Q.3(1)(b).
  2. The proposal includes extensive hardstanding and fencing within the proposed curtilage, including the widening of the access road. These works go beyond those which are reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwelling and are not identified as permitted works under Q.1(j). The proposals are therefore in conflict with Q.1(j). Neil Crowther Case Officer: Hebe Smith Group Head of Planning Decision Issued: 5th May 2026 West Sussex BN17 5LF IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THE NOTES ATTACHED TO THIS DOCUMENT

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BN16 1RS
Application type
Outline
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kingston

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Consultation expiry
12 April 2026
Consultation end
12 April 2026
Target decision date
5 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Robinson Escott Planning Downe House 303 High Street Orpington BR6 0NN

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.

Source: Arun

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