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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 dates5,999Searchable applications
318Recorded as pending
32%Approval rate · 708 approved or refused records
484Refused applications
224 approved · 484 refused · 322 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Permit24/02347/TPA
Crown reduce by 25% (back to old wound points) on 1 no. Hornbeam tree (T1) subject to BI/01/00039/TPO.
Beechway Martins Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AU
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02348/FUL
Replace 1 no. window, 1 no. door and fenestration to the southern elevation.
Flat 7 Heather Court Stockbridge Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 8HJ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02368/ELD
Use of land for stationing of a caravan for residential purposes.
Millside Bell Lane Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7JD
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02369/DOM
Proposed single storey home office / front outbuilding.
Westgate House Wellsfield West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LH
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02370/DOM
First floor bay extension to front elevation.
7 Marineside Bracklesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 8JJ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02395/DOM
Replacement garden room, new pitched dormer, various alterations including changes to fenestration, replacement windows and doors, new clay tile roof with integrated solar panels and replacement shed structures. Application (Section 73) to vary Condition 2 (approved plans) of householder permission BO/23/02862/DOM - Minor aperture amendments.
4 Stumps End Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8RB
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/02372/PRESSP
Demolition of existing buildings, erection of 2 no. drive through units (flexible sui-generis/class E use) with associated parking, service arrangements and other associated infrastructure.
Vauxhall Frosts A27 Chichester Bypass Eastbound Chichester West Sussex PO19 8TH
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02404/DOM
Single storey side extension, new rear terrace, re-cladding, alterations to roof, enlarging dormer, replace roof tiles with slates, removal of chimney, PV panels on roof. Erection of 1 no. single garage and air source heat pump and 1 no. shed. (Variation of condition 2 of permission 24/00732/DOM - change the materials, external finishes and fenestration).
18 Fairfield Road Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8JH
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02376/TPA
Fell 1 no. Horse Chestnut tree (quoted as 1000050) within Area, A1 subject CC/ 61/00162/TPO.
Road Verge Adjacent To Greensleeves The Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 5QB
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02405/FUL
Conversion of existing hotel into four A1 retail units. In the alternative A3 Use Unit 1, Units 2, 3 and 4 A1 Retail Use and one residential unit. (Minor alterations to West Street and Chapel Street elevations). (Variation of condition 1 of permission 05/03799/FUL - extenstions to opening hours).
9 West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QD
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/02378/DOC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (hard and soft landscaping), 5 (internal sound levels) & 6 (external sound levels) of reserved matters approval CH/23/02730/REM.
Land At Flat Farm Hambrook Chidham West Sussex
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02379/DOM
Replacement of single glazing windows (as originally approved) with slim double glazing windows to courtyard (north and west elevations).
10 North Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1TQ
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02380/LBC
Replacement of single glazing windows (as originally approved) with slim double glazing windows to courtyard (north and west elevations).
10 North Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1TQ
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/02382/EIA
Request for an EIA screening opinion in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, as amended for proposed development at Hillier Garden Centre, Chichester comprising demolition of existing garden centre and construction of a new garden centre on enlarged site, with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Hillier Garden Centre Main Road Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8FL
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02384/DOM
Single rear and side extension, two-storey rear extension and removal of 1 no. chimney with alterations and additions to fenestration including now door opening with porch to north elevation.
Bucket And Spade Selsey Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7QX
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02385/DOM
Replacement cladding of bay window and dormer gable above.
Harbour View Chidham Lane Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TQ
Received 22 Oct 2024 - NOTPO - No Description24/02386/TCA
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Eucalyptus tree (quoted as T1) and 1 no. Ash tree (quoted as T2).
12A South Bank Chichester West Sussex PO19 8DX
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02387/FUL
2 no. garden sheds.
Orchard House Orchard Lane Itchenor Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AD
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02389/TPA
Crown lift by up to 5m (above ground level) on 6 no. Beech trees (T21, T23, T32, T36, T40 and T41) and 2 no. Sycamore trees (T22 and T34) all within Area, A1 subject to CC/08/000140/TPO.
Land West Of 18 To 20 Roman Fields Roman Fields Chichester West Sussex
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02390/LBC
Demolish curved brick wall and erect 2 no. new brick walls and timber gate.
Elm Cottage The Street Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0DX
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02392/TPA
Crown reduce by 1.5-2m (all round) and crown thin by 10% on 1 no. Oak tree (T1) subject to PS/96/00806/TPO.
26 Ifoldhurst Ifold Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0TX
Received 23 Oct 2024 - NOPA - No Description24/02394/PA11B
Demolition of existing restaurant.
Cassons Restaurant Arundel Road Tangmere Chichester West Sussex PO18 0DU
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02448/DOM
Single storey rear extension to an existing outbuilding, matching roof pitch, height, eaves, dimensions and materials. (Variation of condition 2 of permission 14/00832/DOM - 1 no. retrospective rooflight installed within the western roof slope).
Stonesthrow 52 Howard Avenue West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8EU
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Permit24/02400/DOC
Discharge of Condition 16 (SuDS maintenance and management), Condition 21 (Contaminated land), Condition 22 (Soft landscaping scheme), Condition 23 (Boundary treatments), Condition 24 (Refuse) and Condition 25 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) From Planning Permission WE/22/00209/FUL.
Land West Of Monks Hill Monks Hill Westbourne West Sussex
Received 24 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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