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The Royal Oak Inn Pagham Road Pagham PO20 1LN

P/39/26/PLFullAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor only from former public house (sui generis) to kitchen and bathroom showroom (Use Class E), with internal alterations and replacement of existing above-ground signage on existing fixings only. This application is in CIL Zone 5 (Zero Rated) as other development.

Received
30 March 2026
Decision due
26 May 2026
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.8 May
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Royal Oak Inn Pagham Road Pagham PO20 1LN. Arun has handled 2,006 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,827 applications in total for the PO20 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
PO20 1LN
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pagham

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Consultation expiry
8 May 2026
Consultation end
8 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr J Swain Flat 5, Dolphin Court 24 The Steyne Bognor Regis PO21 1TP

Planning decision

Case officer
Amber Willard
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.

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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