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Chichester District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Chichester District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,885Searchable applications
318Recorded as pending
32%Approval rate · 694 approved or refused records
472Refused applications
222 approved · 472 refused · 317 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2021 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Application Withdrawn24/01761/DOC
/Discharge of condition 26 (Materials and Finishes) of permission 14/04301/OUT in respect of Local Centre retail-residential building.
Land West Of Centurion Way And West Of Old Broyle Road Old Broyle Road Chichester West Sussex
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Permit24/01762/TPA
Reduce height by up to 3m (but no greater than back to previous wound points), reduce by up to 3m on the north sector, reduce by up to 3.5m on south sector, reduce by up to 2.5m on east sector and reduce by up to 2m on the west sector (but no greater than back to previous wound points on all four sectors) and crown thin by up to 15% on 1 no. Oak tree (T33) subject to CC/68/00165/TPO.
Boundary Of 52 Norwich Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 5DQ
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Permit24/01765/FUL
Reinstatement of 2 flats back to original 1 no. semi detached house.
113 Westgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 3HR
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01766/DOC
Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Method Statement) and 5 (Ecological Enhancements) of permission 24/00450/FUL.
Marsh Farm Vinnetrow Road Runcton Chichester West Sussex PO20 1QD
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Permit24/01769/ELD
Existing lawful development - siting of 1 no. chalet static caravan used as a residential dwelling
Lowfold Farm Fittleworth Road Wisborough Green Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0ES
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Permit24/01770/DOM
Proposed single storey extension (alternative scheme to SI/23/02132/DOM) with internal alterations.
Sheepwash Cottage Ham Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NX
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01771/LBC
Proposed single storey extension (alternative scheme to SI/23/02133/LBC) with internal alteration including installation of new door and staircase, lowering of flooring area and reversal of a door swing.
Sheepwash Cottage Ham Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NX
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01772/TPA
Fell 1 no. Sycamore tree (T7) subject to CC/94/00291/TPO.
Mayfair Court 21 Parchment Street Chichester West Sussex
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01783/FUL
Retrospective application for change of use from A5 (hot food takeaway) to Sui Generis (to sell alcohol for consumption on the premises and takeaway) and erection of 2 no. pergolas to north and south elevations of existing pavilion, with proposed green/living roof (Variation of conditions 4 and 5 from planning permission CC/22/02731/FUL - Extend opening hours/day and substitute with updated Noise Management Plan).
Southgate Pavilion Deanery Close Chichester West Sussex PO19 1EQ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01789/FUL
Replacement 1 no. dwelling and garage. Application under s73 Variation of condition 2 from planning permission WI/23/02368/FUL- to widen opening on East elevation and reposition opening on the North Elevation of the main house and addition of garden store
Greenleas Itchenor Road West Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DA
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01775/REM
Application for all reserved matters (Access - internal circulation routes, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) for 30 dwellings with associated access, open space, car parking, landscaping and related works.
Earnley Concourse Clappers Lane Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7JN
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01777/DOM
Conversion of existing garages/stores to home office and store which includes insertion of a mezzanine floor and 3 no. roof lights.
Old Place House 3 Old Place Lane Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0NL
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01778/LBC
Conversion of existing garages/stores to home office and store which includes insertion of a mezzanine floor and 3 no. roof lights.
Old Place House 3 Old Place Lane Westhampnett Chichester West Sussex PO18 0NL
Received 1 Aug 2024 - NOTPO - No Description24/01780/TCA
Notification of intention to re-pollard (back to old wound points) on 4 no. Lime trees.
Peter Weston Place Chichester West Sussex
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01781/DOM
Single storey rear extension and first floor/roof extension to include 4 no. velux windows, 1 no. single dormer window to the front and 2 no. dormer windows to the rear. Alterations to window and doors. Construction of 1 no. garden lodge/summerhouse in rear garden.
18 Sherborne Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 3AA
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01782/DOM
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension, single-storey side & rear extension and enlarged front porch, amendment to front and rear fenestration at ground and first floor level. Application under s73 to vary Conditions 2 (decided plans) and 3 (schedule of materials) of householder permission EWB/24/00270/DOM to render existing high level southern gable, facing brickwork and party wall piers instead of retaining brickwork.
23 Downview Close East Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8NS
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01785/FUL
Installation of 1 no. awning to front elevation, access ramp and 1 no. non-illuminated fascia sign.
4 Oving Road Chichester West Sussex
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Permit24/01787/ADV
1 no. non-illuminated fascia sign.
4 Oving Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7EG
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Permit24/01790/DOM
Demolition of existing double garage and erection of 2 storey extension on east elevation.
Ferndale The Drive Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0TB
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01791/DOM
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to the rear of the building.
19 Whyke Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7AN
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01792/DOM
Proposed padel court within the domestic curtilage.
Redlands Farm Rickmans Lane Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LD
Received 5 Aug 2024 - NOPA - No Description24/01793/PNO
Excavation of slurry manure store for storage of farm slurry manure, to be used to fertilise the crops in the surrounding fields.
Marshalls Farm Glasshouse Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LN
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01794/DOC
Discharge of condition 5 (Window details) of permission /23/02521/DOM.
Cakeham Manor Cakeham Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LG
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01795/DOC
Discharge of condition 4 (Window details) of permission 23/02522/LBC.
Cakeham Manor Cakeham Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LG
Received 5 Aug 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Chichester District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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