Office closure for Christmas 2024

Council offices will close for the Christmas break at 4pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024, with the phone lines closing at 5.15pm.

The offices will remain closed until 9am on Thursday 2 January 2025, with the phone lines re-opening at 8.45am on that day.

In an emergency, please call 01903 737500 where the out-of-hours message will signpost you to the service you need.

Contact our services

Find online services and our departments' phone numbers and email addresses in the menus below.

Office hours

Please see the table below for our office and telephone service opening times at both the Arun Civic Centre and Bognor Regis Town Hall.

Customer services opening hours
Day Telephone service opening times Face to face service opening times
Monday 8.45am to 5.15pm 9am to 4pm
Tuesday 8.45am to 5.15pm 9am to 4pm
Wednesday 11am to 5.15pm 11am to 4pm
Thursday 8.45am to 5.15pm 9am to 4pm
Friday 8.45am to 4.45pm 9am to 4pm

Housing Options

This service is open to visitors (at both offices) on weekdays 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm with the exception of Wednesdays (open at 11am).

Webchat

Talk to a member of our customer services team using webchat. It is staffed Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am to 5pm, Wednesdays 11am to 5pm and 9am to 4.30pm on Fridays. The chat has an automated service to answer questions outside of these times.

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Contact our departments

General enquiries

Email info@arun.gov.uk

Phone 01903 737500

DX 57406 Littlehampton

Planning and building

Phone and email

Planning

Email planning@arun.gov.uk

Phone 01903 737756

Building control

Email bldg.con@arun.gov.uk

Phone 01903 737756

Local Land Charges

Email landcharges@arun.gov.uk

Phone 01903 737782

Conservation

Email conservation.officer@arun.gov.uk

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Anything else

Beach patrol office

Phone 01903 716241

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Business rates

Email revenues.benefits@arun.gov.uk

Phone 01903 737752

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Business and regeneration

Phone 01903 737752

Email miriam.nicholls@arun.gov.uk

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Emergencies outside of office hours

Phone 01903 737500

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HR and recruitment

Email human.resources@arun.gov.uk

Phone 01903 737727

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Licensing

Email licensing@arun.gov.uk

Online services https://eh.arun.gov.uk/

Phone 01903 737755

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Parks and open spaces

Email parks@arun.gov.uk

Phone 01903 737951

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Press and media

Email public.relations@arun.gov.uk

Phone 01903 737613 / 01903 737604 / 01903 737580

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