Land South Of Hillands Farm Batchmere Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LJ
Pending
26/01169/ELD
Description
Existing lawful development certificate for the equestrian use of land for the breeding, keeping and training of horses.
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Refused
Hillands Farm Batchmere Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LJ
Existing Lawful Development Certificate for use of room in wooden cabin type building in…
2023
Refused
Hillands Farm Batchmere Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LJ
Existing Lawful Development Certificate for use of room in wooden cabin type building in…
2022
Approved
Hillands Farm Batchmere Road Birdham West Sussex PO20 7LJ
Agricultural barn.
2019
Withdrawn
Land East Of Batchmere Lane Batchmere Road Birdham West Sussex
New agricultural access.
2019
Withdrawn
Land East Of Batchmere Lane Batchmere Road Birdham West Sussex
New agricultural access.
Chichester
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#2 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Chichester is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #10 out of 292. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) 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.
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Chichester decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #130 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #47 of 292
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #10 of 292
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #19 of 292
69%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
35 decided
929
Total decisions
98 refused in 2025