Introduction
Littlehampton Town Centre is viewed as a vital area of the Town, providing residents and visitors with essential retail outlets, services – both public and private – and leisure space. Leadership from local authorities, other key stakeholder parties and the private sector is required to ensure the long-term viability of this asset.
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Town Centre Strategy
In 2022 a strategy was developed and created following a public consultation survey. Within this, an Action Plan has been devised to highlight a range of proposals and opportunities identified by the community and stakeholders that can deliver regeneration in Littlehampton by 2030.
In June 2025, the action plan was reviewed as the focus shifted from the two year actions to the medium-term goals (covering two to five years.) This has been captured in the Town Centre Strategy Action Plan Update June 2025.
You can also read the Full Strategy and Action Plan which was adopted in 2022.
The Mission
By 2030 all those signed up to this strategy will have worked together to deliver positive change that places the Town Centre both at the heart of the Town and as a retail and leisure hub for the Eastern Arun area.
Town Centre Action Group
The Town Centre Action Group (TCAG) has been created to take forward the actions outlined in the action plan. The group is made up of key partners relevant to the work, and is chaired by the Town Mayor. The actions have been split into immediate, medium and long term, and the work is tracked by LTC to ensure the group is on target. Often, actions will be allocated to specific members when the work is relevant to them.
For more information on the TCAG and Town Centre Strategy Initiatives, please see below.
1. To work in partnership to formulate an action plan that encourages an attractive, welcoming, and thriving town centre for our businesses, community, and visitors.
Example of an Action: Promote the town centre, sea front and harbour as a visitor destination, taking into consideration the findings from the research undertaken as part of the UKSPF project 2025
2. To ensure that the town centre has a welcoming, safe, and attractive physical environment that supports the needs of both businesses and town centre users, enables delivery of a range of events and activities and provides a focus for a healthy and thriving community.
Example of an Action: Actively support activities and events which brighten the Town Centre and it's surroundings.
3. To improve the commercial viability of the town centre for existing and potential new businesses.
Example of an Action: Arun District Council will provide information of grants and schemes available to new and existing businesses.
4. To ensure that town centre accessibility is inclusive, supports all modes of transport and meets the needs of all users.
Example of an Action: Improve signage into the town centre from all approaches, including public transport, vehicles and pedestrian routes
5. To improve interconnectivity between the Town Centre, seafront, riverside and wider Town, making access to business areas and tourist attractions much easier.
Example of an Action: ADC to secure further UKSPF funding to redesign monoliths incorporating the LTC and Artswork Wayfinding project to include Beach Boxes.
The Town Centre Action Group aims to meet three times a year and is underpinned by an Officer Task Group. The Actions in the strategy will need to be taken forward by all partners. The key partners, stated below, will lead on this work but other important players such as Health bodies and the Harbour Board, will be needed to assist when matters cross refer to their area of expertise.
Littlehampton Town Council |
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Arun District Council |
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West Sussex County Council |
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Youth Representative |
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Sussex Police |
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There is also the Safer Arun Partnership who bring together a number of agencies to jointly work to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour across the district. Find out more about the Safer Arun Partnership.
In order to track the progress of actions being undertaken by the Town Centre Action Group, we have created 'Action Progress Tables' that are taken to each meeting to update the group. The layout of these has evolved as the group has developed, and is also dependent on what topics needed to be covered in the relevant meeting. Also taken to the meeting are updates on 'Tackling Antisocial Behaviour', these were previously included in the Action Progress Tables and are now attached as a seperate report.
Date Of Update | Action Progress Tables | Tackling Antisocial Behaviour and Crime Updates |
11 February 2025 | ||
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18 June 2024 | Update in Progress Table | |
5 March 2024 | Update in Progress Table | |
14 November 2023 | Update in Progress Table |
In December 2023, the Town Centre Action Group introduced a Newsletter for Businesses to highlight the key updates relevant to them. This Newsletter will now run seasonally, please see below for all previous newsletters.
2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
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March Newsletter 2024 - TCAG4.82 MB
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January Newsletter 2024 - TCAG880.83 KB
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Established in 2024, the Littlehampton Business Forum provides an opportunity for local businesses to share ideas, discuss challenges and engage directly with representatives with the town and district councils.
You can find out more about the Forum by visiting the dedicated page.
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Arun District Council offers a range of business support services to help with local new and existing businesses.
Their support includes guidance on Grants and Funding, Start-up and Growth advice, Employment initiatives, and Business development opportunities. To find out more about how Arun District Council can assist your business, visit their website.
The Arun Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) is a formal structure that covers a range of business crime reduction initiatives, such as the DISC app for recording and reporting incidents. It is available to businesses with physical premises in and around Littlehampton and Bognor Regis town centres at no extra cost to businesses. For more information, see the BCRP page on the Arun District Council website.