House Of Fraser St Georges House 12 - 18 West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00407/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Redevelopment of the former House of Fraser site comprising the creation of four commercial units (Use Class E) along the West Street frontage; demolition of existing buildings to the rear of the site; and the erection of a residential building of up to six storeys (Use Class C3), including the change of use of the upper floors of the retained department store buildings to residential use, the change of use of retained ground floor buildings along Tower Street to residential use, creating in total 87 residential apartments, and the conversion of a storage building on Tower Street to two townhouses (Use Class C3) (overall site total of 89 residential units), together with internal and external alterations, and associated hard and soft landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Consultation
17 Mar 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Documents 42

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Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
PO19 1QG
Received
20 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Chichester Central
Parish
Chichester
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
CPC Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14615511
Consultation
17 Mar 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 performance
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