Update: Further Consultation
Our initial round of options consultation has ended however our Further Public Consultation for the A27 Arundel Bypass is now open for you to give us your views. Click on the above link to visit our new consultation page or visit our scheme web page to have your say.
The further consultation, will give local people a fresh look at all the viable options for upgrading the A27, using the latest available information. Please visit our project page for more information on why we’ve chosen to conduct further consultation and the next steps.
If you have registered to receive updates about the scheme, you will be notified of when the consultation launches. Alternatively, if you’re yet to register for these updates and would like to receive them, please subscribe by clicking here.
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We asked for feedback on our proposals to improve the A27 at Arundel. These were to improve the capacity of the road, reduce congestion, improve the safety of travellers and accessibility for all users while also delivering a scheme that minimises the environmental impact and respects the special qualities of the South Downs National Park.
A total of 2,062 people attended the exhibitions and stakeholder meetings that were held during the consultation period. 2,821 completed questionnaires were returned and a further 7,135 responses by letter or email were also received. Of the written responses, 132 were from key stakeholders while there were also 2 petition email response campaigns, co-ordinated by Friends of the Earth and the Woodland Trust. These received 737 and 5,748 signatories, respectively.
The feedback we received showed that:
The views expressed and matters raised have been summarised in our preferred route brochure, with more detail also provided in our report on public consultation. You can find both of these documents in the ‘files’ section below.
We have selected a modified version of Option 5A as our preferred route for this scheme.
By providing a new dual carriageway bypass between the Crossbush junction to the east of Arundel and a new junction between Binsted Lane and Yapton Lane to the west, Option 5A will provide a long-term solution to relieve congestion and delays in the area, and help reduce feeling of division in the town centre. It will also:
Having taken feedback from the public consultation into account, we have modified the design to address some of the concerns that were raised during the consultation:
To further improve safety:
To reduce the environmental impact:
You can see a fly through of the preferred route below.
To learn more about the preferred route, please see the documents below. For more information on the development of the project and to subscribe to our web alerts, please visit the scheme web page.
We consulted on proposals to improve the A27 at Arundel between August and October 2017. Since then we have been carefully considering all the feedback we received. In the documents below you can find out more details about the responses that we received, and our preferred route announcement.
You can see a fly through of the preferred route:
Come and see us
We are holding 3 public drop-in events to support this preferred route announcement to give people with an interest in it, the opportunity to talk to us. These events will be held as follows:
Date | Time | Venue | Address |
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15 May 2018 | 16:00 to 19:30 | Arundel Town Hall | Maltravers Street, Arundel, BN18 9AP |
18 May 2018 | 16:00 to 19:30 | The White Swan | 16 Chichester Road, Arundel, BN18 0AD |
22 May 2018 | 16:00 to 19:30 | Hilton Avisford Park | Yapton Lane, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0LS |
We are consulting on our plans to improve the A27 at Arundel.
Inside this brochure, you can find out about the 3 options to replace the existing single carriageway with a new bypass which will link to the existing dual carriageway. You can also learn more about how we developed our proposals, and the benefits and impact of each option.
Please tell us what you think about these plans by completing the questionnaire below.
You can also join us at one of our public events where you can speak to one of our team:
Date | Location | Address | Time |
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Tuesday 22 August | Arundel Town Hall | Maltravers Street, Arundel, BN18 9AP | 4pm to 8pm |
Thursday 31 August | Arundel Town Hall | Maltravers Street, Arundel, BN18 9AP | 2pm to 8pm |
Tuesday 5 September | Cathedral Centre | London Road, Arundel, BN18 9AY | 2pm to 8pm |
Saturday 9 September | The White Swan | 16 Chichester Road, Arundel, BN18 0AD | 10am to 2pm |
Tuesday 19 September | Look & Sea Centre | 63-65 Surrey Street, Littlehampton, BN17 5AW | 2pm to 8pm |
Wednesday 27 September | Littlehampton Town Council – Manor House | Church Street, Littlehampton, BN17 5EW | 2pm to 8pm |
Thursday 5 October | Fontwell Park Racecourse – Premier Grandstand | Fontwell Avenue, Fontwell, Arundel, BN18 0SX | 2pm to 8pm |
Saturday 14 October | Cathedral Centre | London Road, Arundel, BN18 9AY | 10am to 5pm |
In addition, unstaffed exhibitions (where members of the public can view the exhibition boards and collect copies of the brochure and questionnaire, but with no staff present) will take place as follows:
Date | Location | Address | Time | |
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Monday 2 October to Friday 6 October |
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Clarence Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1LD | During usual opening hours | |
Wednesday 4 October | Storrington & Sullington Parish Hall | Thakeham Road, Storrington, RH20 3PP | 2pm to 8pm | |
Monday 9 October | Walberton Pavilion | The Street, Walberton, BN18 0PQ | 2pm to 8pm | |
Wednesday 11 October | Yapton Village Hall | Main Road, Yapton, BN18 0ET | 2pm to 8pm | |
Thursday 12 to Monday 16 October | Arun Civic Centre | Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5LF | During usual opening hours |
Brochures and questionnaires are available from the following pick up points.
LOCATION |
ADDRESS |
Arundel Town Council |
Clarenece Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1LD |
Arundel Library |
Thakeham Road, Storrington, RH20 3PP |
Littlehampton Library |
The Street, Walberton, BN18 0PQ |
Angmering Library |
Main Road, Yapton, BN18 0ET |
Rustington Library |
Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5LF |
East Preston Library |
The Street, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1JJ |
Bognor Regis Library |
69 London Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1DE |
You can also pick up a copy of the brochure and the questionnaire from West Sussex County Council’s mobile library service (Community Mobile 1 - Routes 3 and 4A) at the following locations and dates shown below:
Wednesdays: 30 August, 13, 17 September and 11 October:
Thursdays: 31 August, 14, 28 September and 12 October:
For times, see: www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries/using-library-services/mobile-libraries
The A27 is the only east-west trunk road south of the M25, and provides access to coastal communities between Portsmouth and Pevensey. It serves a population of over 750,000 people, and a large number of businesses in locations such as Portsmouth, Havant, Chichester, Arundel, Worthing, Brighton and Hove and Eastbourne.
West Sussex attracts, on average, 17 million visitor days per year, worth approximately £508 million to the local economy.
The scheme will help reduce congestion, improve journey times and reliability, increase safety and support local economic growth.
It is also vital that we respect the South Downs National Park in any decision, and will seek to design a scheme that it is as sensitive as positive to the area.
Option 1
Option 3
Option 5A
Architectural features of options 1, 3 and 5A for the A27 Arundel Bypass
Your views are important
This is your opportunity to discuss and help shape our proposals at an early stage. Your feedback together with ongoing technical analysis will help inform which option is the most suitable to take forward and a preferred route for the scheme.
Please read the consultation brochure and give us your views using the link below. Alternatively, you can download a copy of the questionnaire using the links below.
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