Chichester planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Chichester District Council, updated daily. Chichester District Council received 240 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes. 91% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 56 days.
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Recent applications in Chichester
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land Within The Westhampnett / North East Chichester Strategic Development Location (north Of Madgwick Lane) Chichester
165-unit strategic housing scheme, reserved matters and section 73 amendment. Chichester outline permission moving to detailed design stage, with dwelling designs revised for eight plots. Large-scale groundworks, structural frame and brickwork packages, plus comprehensive infrastructure and…
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land North Of Penny Lane Hermitage PO10 8HE
84-dwelling reserved matters approval, Chichester. Settles appearance, layout, scale and landscaping for the outline scheme at reserved matters stage. Outline is moving to detailed design; housebuilders and material suppliers can now lock in volumes and specifications for frame, roofing, brickwork…
St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
Hospital extension adding two theatres and recovery facilities, Chichester. Permanent extension with temporary mobile units and link corridor to an existing NHS building at full application stage. Theatre fitout, M&E, anaesthetic gas systems and clinical-grade flooring are the specialist packages.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
City Gates 2 - 4 Southgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 8DJ
Office-to-hotel conversion with undercroft infill, Chichester. Reconfigures 2,123 sqm of Grade A office space to hotel accommodation, adding a ramped entrance and ground-floor fenestration work at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E, structural undercroft works and hotel-grade joinery drive the…
Fit-outM&EStructural repair
10 West Street And 31-33 Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DL
Travelodge hotel expansion converting two town-centre units to bedrooms, Chichester. Changes a former post office and restaurant ground floor to additional guest accommodation for the adjacent hotel at full application stage. Facade refurbishment, window replacement, rooftop plant installation and…
Façade repairGlazingM&E
Racton View Marlpit Lane Hambrook Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8EQ
3-pitch Gypsy and Traveller site with mobile homes, Chichester. Creates three residential pitches with mobile homes and utility buildings on 0.3 hectares at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage, hard-standing and utility infrastructure suit specialist site developers and material suppliers.
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
West Sands Caravan Park Mill Lane Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 9BL
Coastal protection shingle recharge at West Sands, Selsey. Routine maintenance adding 10,000 cubic metres of beach material under an adjoining authorities application. Shingle supply, placement and marine logistics dominate the scope for specialist coastal contractors.
GroundworksHard landscaping
Crouchlands Farm Rickmans Lane Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LE
Agricultural building converting to B8 storage use via prior approval, Billingshurst. Flexible commercial warehouse use permitted without standard planning application under agricultural conversion rights. M&E and internal fit-out packages suit local installers, with yard drainage and logistics…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
8 - 11 St Pancras Chichester West Sussex PO19 7SJ
Listed building consent to unite ground floors for a restaurant, Chichester. Creates internal openings across four terraced units to consolidate ground-floor space for restaurant use. Structural remediation, lintel installation and specialist joinery suit listed-building contractors familiar with…
Structural repairJoineryM&E
Meadowcroft Nursery Lockgate Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7QQ
Agricultural building conversion to one dwelling, Sidlesham. Permitted-development prior approval creating a single home from an existing farm building. M&E, insulation and internal partitioning dominate, with kitchens, bathrooms and drainage all required from scratch.
M&EInsulationFit-out
Land North Of Little Slifehurst Farm Scratching Lane Kirdford West Sussex
Single self-build dwelling replacing a light industrial building, Kirdford. Demolishes an existing structure and erects one new home with parking on a 0.08 hectare site at full application stage. Site clearance and groundworks precede the new frame, with standard residential trades following.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Oakwood Business Park Funtington Road East Ashling West Sussex PO18 9AL
Treatment plant installation at Oakwood Business Park, full application stage. New package treatment plant serving the business park with groundworks and drainage infrastructure. Groundworks and drainage specialists can pursue subcontracting opportunities.
GroundworksDrainage
3 Seal Square Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0HP
Single-storey side extension replacing a carport, Selsey. Converts a car-parking structure to a residential room addition at full householder stage. Brickwork, roofing and glazing are the main packages; the carport demolition opens groundworks first.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
114 Blackboy Lane Fishbourne Chichester West Sussex PO18 8BL
Box dormer extensions to provide first-floor space, Fishbourne. Enlarges existing front and rear dormers on an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, joinery and glazing packages dominate, with potential for structural steels and insulation upgrades.
RoofingJoineryGlazing
Trilby Cottage Rookwood Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LT
Single-storey side and rear extensions replacing a conservatory, West Wittering. Adds living space and alters fenestration on an existing cottage at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and drainage packages suit local builders, with groundworks for foundations.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Chichester District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Chichester District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Chichester District Council, raw rate
26.6%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
27%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.4 percentage points below expected. Chichester District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
704 appeals counted, 644 judged either way (171 allowed, 473 dismissed), 60 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 30.5% | 28.8% | 381 | 370 | 113 |
| Enforcement Notice | 3.2% | 13.5% | 158 | 125 | 4 |
| Householder (HAS) | 44.6% | 35.6% | 93 | 92 | 41 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 19.2% | 36.9% | 29 | 26 | 5 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 19% | 25% | 23 | 21 | 4 |
10 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Advert Discontinuance | Too few judged | 19.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | None judged | 27.6% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | None judged | 31.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Chichester District Council
Developer contributions at Chichester District Council
Developers pay into planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy at Chichester District Council, each sum tied to a purpose in the agreement.
Available is the register's own figure: money banked against a purpose in a signed agreement and not yet paid out. Councils differ on whether it excludes earmarked sums.
| Purpose | Collected | Available |
|---|---|---|
| CIL (unallocated receipts) | £49,240,617 | £43,340,210 |
| Highways and transport | £1,680,036 | £1,849,281 |
| Community facilities | £3,580,230 | £1,231,749 |
| Monitoring and administration | £1,659,954 | £932,616 |
| Sport and leisure | £1,632,855 | £772,447 |
| Affordable housing | £4,464,080 | £246,378 |
| Biodiversity and ecology | £3,053,251 | £190,721 |
| Public realm and heritage | £339,077 | £144,270 |
| Open space and play | £577,366 | £8,986 |
| Waste and recycling | £61,538 | £404 |
| Health and social care | £171,406 | None |
| Community safety | £138,634 | None |
| Other local categories | £545,389 | £2,742 |
Source: Chichester District Council's Community Infrastructure Levy register and Chichester District Council's Section 106 register, read on 29 September 2026. Figures are the whole of each register as published on that date, not a recent period. Our collected totals match each register’s own published total exactly. Purposes are grouped from the council's own wording.
Affordable housing grant in Chichester District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent18 homes
- Shared ownership4 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Chichester District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder93% (98 decided)
- other95% (73 decided)
- residential81% (21 decided)
- commercial91% (11 decided)
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