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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 dates6,894Searchable applications
327Recorded as pending
30%Approval rate · 858 approved or refused records
598Refused applications
260 approved · 598 refused · 378 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/00239/PNO
Erection of 2 No. general purpose agricultural buildings and associated hard standing
Mountwood Farm The Street Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0PZ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Permit26/00240/DOM
Rear extension and installation of balustrade at second floor level.
37A South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1EL
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Permit26/00241/LBC
Rear extension and installation of balustrade at second floor level.
37A South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1EL
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Permit26/00242/DOM
Various boundary treatment works including new fence erection, fence replacements, and stain/paint works to fencing/brickwork . Re-levelling works within the property's curtilage.
Old Forge Cottage Halnaker Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0NQ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00243/LBC
Various boundary treatment works including new fence erection, fence replacements, and stain/paint works to fencing/brickwork . Re-levelling works within the property's curtilage.
Old Forge Cottage Halnaker Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0NQ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Refuse26/00244/FUL
Change use from office (Use Class E(g)(i)) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated internal works.
2 Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1BU
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00245/LBC
Change use from office (Use Class E(g)(i)) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated internal works.
2 Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1BU
Received 2 Feb 2026 - NOTPO - No Description26/00246/TCA
Notification of intention to reduce height, north and east sectors by up to 3m reduce south and west sectors by up to 1m and remove 2 no. branches (touching top of boundary fence and overhanging shed) on 1 no. Oak tree (T1).
2 Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - NOTPO - No Description26/00247/TCA
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Lawson Cypress tree (T1).
15 Whyke Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 7UR
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00248/TPA
Reduce north, north-east, west sectors by approx. 8m to above original pollard points (over garden and towards house) and reduce east sector by approx. 5m (1.5m below previous pruning points) on 1 no. Lime tree (quoted as T1, TPO'd no. T4) subject to CC/99/00325/TPO.
141 Woodlands Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 5PB
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00250/NMA
Non-material amendment to householder planning permission CC/24/00124/DOM - To finalise the location and installation of the Air Source Heat Pump, referenced under sustainability section of the Design and Access Statement within the approved planning application.
13 Whyke Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7AN
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Refuse26/00251/FUL
Boat house with overnight accommodation above and associated landscaping.
Land East Of Havenwood Cottage Glebefield Road West Itchenor West Sussex PO20 7DB
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00253/PRESSP
Convert No.55 and the upper floors to residential accommodation, retaining the retail space within and to the rear of No.56. Operational development is also proposed, comprising an extension to the north side of the modern rear addition, the introduction of a new pitched roof to serve the extended rear addition, and new and replacement fenestration.
55 - 56 North Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1NQ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00255/PLD
Proposed lawful development - Internal alterations and changes to first floor fenestration.
13 Guildford Place Chichester West Sussex PO19 5DU
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00256/PLD
Proposed lawful development - Internal alterations, accommodation to first floor, installation of Velux windows, replacement windows, extension to driveway.
Cornerways Longlands Road East Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8DE
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00260/FUL
Installation of boulodrome court on Boxgrove Recreation Ground for the use of the community.
Boxgrove Village Hall The Street Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0EE
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00266/DOM
Single and two-storey side and rear extensions including sunroom and plant room, alterations to roof, summer house and associated works including demolition of existing garage (Variation of condition 2 from planning permission BO/25/01172/DOM - Amendments to fenestration).
Brambletye Cottage Walton Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8QB
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00267/DOM
Single-storey rear extension and revised fenestration.
20 Mosse Gardens Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO19 3PG
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00269/DOM
Single Storey rear extension to replace an existing conservatory and additional 1 no. roof light.
2 Gloucester Terrace Bosham Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00270/LBC
Single Storey rear extension to replace an existing conservatory and additional 1 no. roof light.
2 Gloucester Terrace Bosham Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8HY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Permit26/00271/TPA
Reduce height by 2.5m and reduce south and east sectors by 1.5m on 1 no. Sycamore tree (quoted as T1, TPO'd as T2). Remove (to ground level) 1 no. northernmost stem, remove lowest southern limb (over highway) and reduce southern sector by 4m and reduce west and east sectors by 3m on 1 no. Ash tree (quoted as T2, TPO'd as T3). Remove (to ground level) easternmost stem, reduce height and east sector by 3m and reduce west sector by 2m on 1 no. Ash tree (quoted as T3, TPO'd as T7). All 3 no. trees subject to WH/95/01079/TPO.
Former Civil Defence Site Westerton Lane Westerton Chichester West Sussex
Received 4 Feb 2026 - NOPA - No Description26/00272/PA16A
The installation of a 5m extension to existing lattice mast to accommodate 3 no. replacement antenna and ancillary radio equipment, along with ancillary works thereto.
Telecommunications Installation Chichester Garden Centre Bognor Road Merston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EG
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00274/FUL
Installation a steel storage container.
Shopwhyke Lakes Sports Pavilion Longacres Way Chichester West Sussex PO20 2JG
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00283/OBG
Variation of paragraph 7 clause 7.6 (Barnside Shared Use Link) of the S106 dated 12.10.2023 (planning permission 21/00571/FUL).
Land North Of Highgrove Farm Main Road Bosham West Sussex
Received 4 Feb 2026
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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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