Woodland Cottage Durfold Wood Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0PL Data via plota.co.uk

25/02697/DOM - Domestic Application (Householder) Approved

Proposal

Porch on front elevation. Dormer extension to existing dormers on front and rear elevations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Nov 2025
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Validated
9 Apr 2026
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Consultation
20 Apr 2026
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Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 334 m away: Chiddingfold Forest SSSI; Priority habitat about 4 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Durfold Wood built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £725,000 in September 2025. Detached house, freehold.

16 September 2025£725,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Domestic Application (Householder)
Postcode
RH14 0PL
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Loxwood
Parish
Plaistow And Ifold
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Jun 2026
Decision
PERMIT
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Commercial Drawing Service

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 17 days slower than Chichester's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
434decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Chichester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chichester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14463182
Planning Portal ref
PP-14463182
Consultation
20 Apr 2026
Comments by
12 May 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Chichester
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#6 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chichester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #127 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #72 of 296
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #10 of 296
18%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #15 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
76%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
34 decided
935
Total decisions
107 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.