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26/01067/PA3Q - Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3 Refused

Proposal

Class Q (c) Prior Approval application for Change of Use of Agricultural Building to 1 no Dwelling (C3 Use Class). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 May 2026
✓
Consultation
19 May 2026
✗
Refused
7 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Street End built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
Postcode
PO20 7QQ
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Sidlesham With Selsey North
Parish
Sidlesham
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED & HEREBY REF
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 31% of changes of use here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
100decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 May 2026
Comments by
9 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Chichester
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#6 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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