Land Rear Of 12 And 14 Orchard Avenue Orchard Avenue Chichester West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

26/01172/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Demolition of existing car park, concrete garage and the erection of a dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Validated
3 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
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Refused
12 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Documents 35

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Scheduled monument about 107 m away: Chichester City Walls, The Tower, Orchard Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Numbers 131-161 and 181-193, Grade II, about 61 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 21 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 38 m away: Chichester; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chichester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 3BE
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Chichester West
Parish
Chichester
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
REFUSE
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Helyer Davies Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 16 days slower than Chichester's median of 54 for demolitions. Refused, as 18% of demolitions here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
120decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14780038
Planning Portal ref
PP-14780038
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 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