A couple trying to bring back a piece of their village's history missing for 123 years have been given permission to carry out more work.

Margaret Appa and her husband Ranjit are restoring Ecclesden windmill in Angmering to its former glory.

The mill has gone through various stages of dereliction and several rebuilds during its 177-year history.

The tower mill was built to replace John Olliver's windmill on Highdown Hill, near Worthing, in 1826.

Disaster struck less than 60 years later when, in 1880, the cap and sails, known as sweeps, blew into a nearby chalk pit during a storm.

The mill was left to the elements until it was used as an observation post during the Second World War, after which it was abandoned once again.

In the Seventies, developers turned the mill into the focal point of a development of luxury bungalows but during the past few years few repairs have been made to the village landmark, off High Street, Angmering.

Now Margaret and Ranjit want to restore the mill, which was in danger of falling in on itself.

Arun District Council has granted the couple permission to demolish the stables next to the mill and build a garden studio.