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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 dates5,933Searchable applications
318Recorded as pending
32%Approval rate · 701 approved or refused records
478Refused applications
223 approved · 478 refused · 320 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Permit24/01967/DOM
Removal of existing 2 storey extension, conservatory and outdoor swimming pool. Erection of new 2 storey side extension to dwelling. Conversion of existing 1 no. carport into proposed 1 no. art studio and pool house and 1 no. existing barn remodelled. Installation of a replacement 1 no. swimming pool. Creation of new driveway and erection of 1 no. new garage. With associated landscape screening.
Hook Farm Hook Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8EY
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01968/DOM
Ground floor flat roof rear/side extension, new pitched roof with raised eaves and ridge to allow for first floor level, revisions to fenestration (including 6 rooflights). Replacement garage.
Willow Cottage Sunnyway Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HQ
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01969/TPA
Reduce east sector by 1m on 1 no. English Oak tree (T1) subject to WW/09/00117/TPO.
Seafarers Roman Landing West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8AS
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Refuse24/01970/DOM
Repair 4 no. windows on front elevation. Elevational amendments and rear single/two-storey extensions.
18 Whyke Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7AN
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Refuse24/01971/LBC
Repair 4 no. windows on front elevation. Elevational amendments, rear single/two-storey extensions along with internal structural and non-structural alterations.
18 Whyke Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7AN
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01972/DOC
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) from planning permission 23/01157/FUL
11 Cow Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LN
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01973/TPA
Reduce height by 2m, reduce north sector by 3m, reduce south and east sectors by 2m, reduce west sector by 1m and crown thin by 15% on 1 no. Oak tree (T1) subject to WW/11/00164/TPO. Reduce height by 2m, reduce north, south and east sectors by 2m, reduce west sector by 1m and crown thin by 15% on 1 no. Oak tree (T6) subject to WW/95/01140/TPO.
Home Farm House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01974/DOM
Retrospective application under s73a to replace approved car port with a garage.
La Corbiere 38 Breach Avenue Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8NB
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01975/DOM
Single storey side and rear extensions and external alterations.
Westcott 5 St Itha Close Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0AB
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01976/DOC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Sustainable Construction and Design details) and 6 (Schedule of Materials) of planning permission SB/22/01309/FUL.
6 St Johns Road Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8PB
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01978/DOM
Rear extension to existing garage to create workshop. Change of roof form to gabled, change of material to render walls and tiled roofing.
Anchor Cottage 6 Marine Drive West West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HH
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/01979/FUL
Retrospective (section 73a) application for replacement stable block.
Gennets Farm Guildford Road Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0QN
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01980/FUL
Cessation of storage uses and erection of 1 no. storage building.
107 First Avenue Almodington Batchmere Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LQ
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01981/DOC
Discharge of condition 9 (lighting) from planning permission 22/01501/REM.
Graylingwell Hospital College Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PQ
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01982/DOM
Single storey and two storey extensions to existing dwelling. Application under Section 73 to vary Condition 2 of householder application LX/22/02226/DOM for amendments to fenestration and door details, and the addition of rolled lead roof to link to extension.
Froggats Cottage Oakhurst Lane Loxwood Cranleigh West Sussex GU6 8EY
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01983/LBC
Replacement of lath and lime plaster on a section of internal wall.
1 East Street Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8SH
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Refuse24/01984/FUL
Change of use of the existing annex, associated with 17 Adelaide Road, from C3 to a two person HMO.
17 Adelaide Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7NB
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01985/PLD
Construction of porch to front elevation; installation of rooflights to side/rear roofslopes.
Deepdale Priors Acre Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0ER
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01986/CCC
Confirmation of compliance of all conditions to planning permission 00/01744/FUL.
The Atrium Southern Gate Chichester PO19 8SQ
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Permit24/01987/DOC
Discharge of condition 3 (cladding and roof tiles) from planning permission 22/02763/DOM.
Southmead West Bracklesham Drive Bracklesham Bay Chichester West Sussex PO20 8PH
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01988/DOC
Discharge of condition 4 (materials) from planning permission 24/00239/DOM
47 Whyke Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 7UT
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01989/TPA
Reduce height by up to 3m, reduce widths by up to 2m and crown thin by 15% on 1 no. Oak tree (T28) subject to CC/68/00165/TPO.
31 Little Breach Chichester West Sussex PO19 5TY
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01990/DOC
Discharge of conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (Archaeology) and 5 (Surface Water Drainage) from planning permission 21/03472/FUL.
Broadbridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham West Sussex
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Permit24/01992/DOM
Proposed conversion of existing garage into residential annexe.
139 Main Road Southbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8EY
Received 4 Sept 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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