Arabesque School Of Dance And Drama Quarry Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 8NY Data via plota.co.uk

25/02824/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Alterations to ground floor fenestration on front and rear elevations including relocation of front door. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Nov 2025
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Validated
8 Dec 2025
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Consultation
18 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
22 Jan 2026
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Appeal dismissed
24 Mar 2026

Approved on 22 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Public footpath about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chichester built-up area.
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
Full Application
Postcode
PO19 8NY
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Chichester South
Parish
Chichester
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Feb 2026
Decision
PERMIT
Decision date
22 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 24 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002357 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Emma Pinder Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 10 days faster than Chichester's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
265decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Chichester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chichester decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14446316
Planning Portal ref
PP-14446316
Consultation
18 Dec 2025
Comments by
9 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Chichester
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#6 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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