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26/02033/PA3Q - Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3 Pending Consideration
Change of useNew homesAgricultural

Proposal

Class Q(c) Application for Prior Approval - Change of Use of Agricultural Building to 3 no. Dwellings (C3 Use Class). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
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Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Nov 2026, from Chichester's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

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Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT SEPT 2026 Application Documents · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Third Party Other · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SCEL 2345S STRUCTURAL REPORT Application Documents · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 23 m away: Chichester Harbour
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin.
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 7BX
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stephen Jupp MRTPI

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Chichester usually decides changes of use by day 54.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
100decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Chichester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chichester decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
2 - 4 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BE
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 from planning permission 22/02835/FUL.
23/00639/DOC
2023 Approved
2 - 4 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BE
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 from planning permission 22/02835/FUL.
23/00639/DOC
2022 Approved
2-4 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham West Sussex PO20 7BE
Replace existing extraction plant for new.
22/02835/FUL
2022 Approved
Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham West Sussex PO20 7BT
Discharge of condition 3 (surface water drainage) & 4 (SuDS) of Planning Permission BI/20…
22/01781/DOC
2022 Approved
Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham West Sussex PO20 7BT
Discharge of conditions 8 and 10 from permission BI/20/02378/FUL.
22/01532/DOC
2022 Approved
Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham West Sussex PO20 7BT
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Phase 1 Contamination Desk Study), 6 (Phase 2 Intrusive Invest…
22/01522/DOC
2021 Approved
20 - 21 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BE
Rear extension (inc mezzanine floors) to warehouse units 20/21.
21/03688/FUL
2021 Approved
20 - 21 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BE
Rear extension (inc mezzanine floors) to warehouse units 20/21.
21/03688/FUL
2020 Approved
1 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham West Sussex
Demolition of existing 3 no. outbuildings and erection of light industrial building (B1)…
20/02378/FUL
2020 Approved
1 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham West Sussex
Demolition of existing 3 no. outbuildings and erection of light industrial building (B1)…
20/02378/FUL
2021 Approved
The Old Cottage Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BX
Retrospective change of use of part of garden land to commercial business use.
21/00235/FUL
2021 Approved
The Old Cottage Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BX
Retrospective change of use of part of garden land to commercial business use.
21/00235/FUL
2020 Refused
Elmstead Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BX
Non-material amendments to planning permission BI/20/00119/FUL - Provision of 3no. roofli…
20/01625/NMA
2020 Refused
Elmstead Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BX
Non-material amendments to planning permission BI/20/00119/FUL - Provision of 3no. roofli…
20/01625/NMA
2020 Approved
Southfield Structural Services 1 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BT
Discharge of condition 2 from planning permission BI/19/02095/FUL.
20/01000/DOC
2020 Approved
Southfield Structural Services 1 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BT
Discharge of condition 2 from planning permission BI/19/02095/FUL.
20/01000/DOC
2020 Refused
Southfield Structural Services 1 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BT
Discharge of condition 2 from planning permission BI/19/02095/FUL.
20/00411/DOC
2020 Refused
Southfield Structural Services 1 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BT
Discharge of condition 2 from planning permission BI/19/02095/FUL.
20/00411/DOC
2019 Approved
Southfield Structural Services 1 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BT
Additional storage yard and material handling with gantry crane.
19/02095/FUL
2019 Approved
Southfield Structural Services 1 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BT
Additional storage yard and material handling with gantry crane.
19/02095/FUL
2019 Approved
West Sussex Office Furniture 2 - 4 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BE
Discharge of Conditions 2 and 3 from planning permission BI/19/01069/FUL - Noise mitigati…
19/02314/DOC
2019 Approved
West Sussex Office Furniture 2 - 4 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BE
Discharge of Conditions 2 and 3 from planning permission BI/19/01069/FUL - Noise mitigati…
19/02314/DOC
2019 Approved
2-4 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham PO20 7BE
Replacement of dust extraction unit.
19/01069/FUL
2019 Approved
2-4 Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham PO20 7BE
Replacement of dust extraction unit.
19/01069/FUL
2018 Refused
Birdham Business Park Birdham Road Birdham West Sussex
Change of use of site to sui generis storage use for the siting of 32 self storage units…
18/00497/FUL
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings