Sonatine 44 Keynor Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of 2 no. agricultural buildings to 1 no. dwelling with garage/storage and associated works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 8
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Chichester
- Application type
- Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
- Postcode
- PO20 7NG
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Sidlesham With Selsey North
- Parish
- Sidlesham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED HEREBY PERMITTED
- Decision date
- 21 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Smith Simmons & Partners
How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, 16 days faster than Chichester's median of 53 for agricultural works. Approved, as 74% of agricultural works here are.
Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Chichester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chichester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14335950
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14335950
- Consultation
- 21 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 12 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Chichester is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #10 out of 296. Only 18% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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