118 Batchmere Road Almodington Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00294/PA3Q - Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3 Withdrawn

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural building to 6 no dwellings (C3 use class). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Feb 2026
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Consultation
10 Feb 2026
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Withdrawn
30 Mar 2026

Withdrawn on 30 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Flood defence about 17 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Almodington 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. 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, 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 7LE
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Earnley
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Apr 2026
Decision
WITHDRAWN
Decision date
30 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Feb 2026
Comments by
13 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Apr 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