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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 dates5,990Searchable applications
318Recorded as pending
32%Approval rate · 708 approved or refused records
484Refused applications
224 approved · 484 refused · 320 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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More application records
- Permit24/02309/DOM
1 no. dormer window to front elevation, replace right hand side garage door with window, rear first floor extension and rear single storey extension.
Streamside 1 St Leodegars Way Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1PE
Received 15 Oct 2024 - NOTPO - No Description24/02310/TCA
Notification of intention to reduce heights by 2m and reduce widths by 1.5m (creating a hedgerow effect) on 7 no. Liquidambar trees (T1). Fell 1 no. Liquidambar tree (T2).
50 Cavendish Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 3BS
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/02311/EIA
Formal combined EIA Screening and Scoping Opinion for the proposed habitat creation project at Thorney Island, as set out under Regulation 15 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.
Thorney Island West Sussex
Received 14 Oct 2024 - NOTPO - No Description24/02313/TCA
Notification of intention to reduce eastern sector (over car park) by 3m on 1 no. Ash tree (quoted as 0W3L).
Records Office Car Park Orchard Street Chichester West Sussex
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02314/DOM
Removal of conservatory and proposed single storey flat roofed extension and internal demolition.
40 Lyndhurst Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7PE
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02315/FUL
Installation of 7 no. electric vehicle charging stations including erection of associated equipment 1 no. substation and 1 no. feeder pillar.
Car Park Chichester Gate Chichester West Sussex
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02316/DOC
Discharge of Conditions 9 (External Lighting) and 13 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Details) of planning permission BO/21/03472/FUL.
Broadbridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham West Sussex
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/02317/NMA
Application under s96A for non-material amendment to planning permission NM/20/01686/FUL - substitution of 6 no. approved house types involving a total of 22 no. plots (plots 1-5, 10-14 and 16-27).
Lowlands North Mundham West Sussex PO20 1EP
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02318/FUL
Retrospective (Section 73a) for the change of use of land to a travellers caravan site for 5 no. pitches and 1 no. communal day room.
Land Adjacent To The Spinney Pagham Road Runcton West Sussex PO20 1AA
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02319/TPA
Reduce heights by up to 3m, reduce east and west (outer) sectors by 2m, crown thin by up to 15% on 10 no. Hornbeam trees (T1-T10). Reduce height by 1-2m (in line with the rest) on 1 no. Hornbeam tree (T11). Reduce northern sector by 3m on 1 no. Hornbeam tree (T1). All trees subject to CC/02/00339/TPO.
Rear Gardens Of 1-4 Old Bakery Row Old Bakery Gardens Chichester West Sussex PO19 8GQ
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02320/TPA
Crown reduce by up to 2m on 2 no. Oak trees (T4 & T5) subject to WI/72/00015/TPO.
Sea Urchin Spinney Lane Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DJ
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Refuse24/02321/DOC
Part discharge of Condition 14 (schedule of materials) from planning permission NM/20/01686/FUL
Lowlands North Mundham West Sussex PO20 1EP
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/02322/DOC
Discharge of condition 7 (materials) and 8 (flint sample) from planning permission WE/20/01061/FUL
Land North Of 30 To 56 Mill Road Westbourne West Sussex
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02323/TPA
Reduce 1 no. branch by up to 3m on south-east sector on 1 no. Monterey Pine tree (quoted as 15), reduce 1 no. branch by up to 3m on east sector on 1 no. Monterey Pine tree (quoted as 17) and reduce 1 no. branch by up to 3m on north-east sector on 1 no. Monterey Pine tree (quoted as 20) all within Group, G1 subject to BI/83/00023/TPO.
12 Rowan Close Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7FF
Received 17 Oct 2024 - NOTPO - No Description24/02324/TCA
Notification of intention to reduce heights to 8m (back previous pruning points) on 2 no. Norway Maple trees (T1 & T2).
Willow Cottage Church Lane Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0ED
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02326/DOM
Proposed single storey rear extension, 1 no. new bay window and pitched roofs onto existing bays on front elevation, and alterations.
Elm View Rookwood Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LT
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02329/DOM
Cladding to first floor, front steps and rear ramp, Infill of ground floor porch, creation of larger opening onto first floor balcony, change of balcony balustrade from steel to glass, new doors and windows including raising of cill and part infill of rear doors and windows.
179 East Beach Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 9BS
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02330/TPA
Re-pollard (back to previous secondary pollard points -leaving approx. 10-12m pollard) on 1 no. Horse Chestnut tree (marked on plan as 1000106) within Area, A3 subject to CC/61/00162/TPO.
Land Adjacent To 9 The Avenue Chichester West Sussex PO19 5PZ
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/02335/DOC
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16 and 19 from outline planning permission WW/20/02491/OUT.
Land To The West Of Church Road Church Road West Wittering West Sussex
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02336/DOC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Noise Impact Assessment) of householder permission CC/24/01791/DOM.
19 Whyke Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7AN
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02337/DOM
Erection of garage/ancillary building to front of existing dwelling.
Spindrift Spinney Lane Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7DJ
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02338/DOM
Single storey rear extension with roof balcony and first floor side extension.
Birdham Lodge 37 Clayton Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 9DF
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02339/TPA
Remove 1 no. branch on south sector and 1 no. branch on east sector 1 no. Oak tree (quoted as T1), remove 2 no. branches on south sector on 1 no. Oak tree (quoted as T2), remove 1 no. branch on north-east sector on 1 no. Oak tree (quoted as T3), crown lift (all round) by 3.5-4m (above ground level) on 1 no. Hornbeam tree (quoted as T4), reduce height by 3m and reduce widths by 1.5-2m on 1 no. Hawthorn tree (quoted as T5), reduce height by 2-3m and reduce east sector by 2m on 1 no. Oak tree (quoted as T11), fell 1 no. Ash tree (quoted as T12) and reduce height by 3m and reduce widths by 2m on 1 no. Liquidambar tree (quoted as T13). All trees within Area, A1 subject to PS/03/00837/TPO.
Sylvania Copse Plaistow Road Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0TU
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02346/DOM
First floor extension and alterations to dormers. Re-cladding of the building and new 4 bay open garage.
Cedar Croft Hogwood Road Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0UG
Received 21 Oct 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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