79 Townfield Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior notification for conversion of ground floor commercial unit to 1 no. dwelling (ground floor flat) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 23 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 7
Show all 17 with distances
- 1 mThe Half Moon InnGrade II
- 20 mThe Stables of the Half Moon Inn to the North East of the InnGrade II
- 26 mYew Tree CottageGrade II
- 44 mThe Old Post Office HouseGrade II
- 45 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Post OfficeGrade II
- 50 mForge Cottage Ivy CottageGrade II
- 51 mChurch HouseGrade II
- 61 mChurch Cottage the Parish RoomGrade II
- 65 mChestnut House the Post Office StoresGrade II
- 75 mCobblers the Angle CottageGrade II
- 80 mLittle Vergers VergersGrade II
- 87 mThe Parish Church of St John the BaptistGrade I
- 93 mBlack Bear CottageGrade II
- 97 mPennygateGrade II
- 105 mTablet in the Wall of the Vicarage GardenGrade II
- 112 mIrelands House and Hannahs CottageGrade II
- 136 mMalthouse CottageGrade II
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Chichester
- Application type
- Prior Approval CoU A1, A2 to Dwelling C3
- Postcode
- RH14 0LT
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Loxwood
- Parish
- Kirdford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED HEREBY REFUSED
- Decision date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- NJA Town Planning Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 4 days faster than Chichester's median of 54 for changes of use. Refused, as 31% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Chichester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chichester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14733713
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14733713
- Consultation
- 13 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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