Churchlands Farm Village Road Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LU Data via plota.co.uk

25/03028/FUL - Full Application Refused
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Demolition of barn and greenhouse. Erection of 2 no. detached dwellings and associated works (alternative to ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Validated
6 Feb 2026
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Consultation
11 Mar 2026
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Refused
1 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 22

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF REFULZ Decision Notice · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEDEC Delegated Report · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 8

PDF APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT Application Documents · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF C3670_P1 FOUL AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE REPORT Application Documents · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG STATUTORY METRIC Application Documents · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Application Documents · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND ROOST ASSESSMENT Application Documents · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BAT SURVEY Application Documents · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT Application Documents · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL Application Documents · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND 19/03/2026 Consultee Comment · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF KIRDFORD PARISH COUNCIL Parish Comments · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CDC ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY Consultee Comment · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF WSCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF HRA SCREENING Application Documents · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKAPP Correspondence · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SW CALCULATIONS Application Documents · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EMAIL FROM NJA TOWN PLANNING LTD 26.01.26 Application Documents · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF GREAT CRESTED NEWT REPORT Application Documents · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Application Documents · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 6

14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Malthouse Cottage, Grade II, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 13 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.
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Historic England ↗
Kirdford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Kirdford built-up area; Open access land about 16 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £185,000 in August 2024. Other property, freehold.

21 August 2024£185,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
RH14 0LU
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Loxwood
Parish
Kirdford
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
REFUSE
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
NJA Town Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 18% of demolitions here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
117decided 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.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14568367
Planning Portal ref
PP-14568367
Consultation
11 Mar 2026
Comments by
23 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Erection of front porch, rear raised deck and alterations to dwelling. Erection of porch…
25/01707/DOM
2025 Approved
Erection of front porch, rear raised deck and alterations to dwelling. Erection of porch…
25/01707/DOM
2025 Approved
Conversion of agricultural barn to two dwellings (Class C3)
25/00424/PA3Q
2025 Approved
Conversion of agricultural barn to two dwellings (Class C3)
25/00424/PA3Q
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Church House Glasshouse Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LT
Notification of intention to re-pollard (back to previous points) on 1 no. Willow tree.
25/00976/TCA
2025 Refused
Church House Glasshouse Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LT
Notification of intention to re-pollard (back to previous points) on 1 no. Willow tree.
25/00976/TCA
2024 Approved
Church House Glasshouse Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LT
Erection of a greenhouse.
24/02444/DOM
2024 Approved
Church House Glasshouse Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LT
Erection of a greenhouse.
24/02444/DOM
2024 Approved
Church House Glasshouse Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LT
Repair 2 no. chimney/stacks (no.1-2) and associated works.
24/01042/LBC
2024 Approved
Church House Glasshouse Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LT
Repair 2 no. chimney/stacks (no.1-2) and associated works.
24/01042/LBC
2024 Refused
Land East Of The Old Post Office Village Road Kirdford West Sussex
Notification of intention to fell 2 no. Hawthorn trees (T8 and T9) and crown raise by up…
24/00348/TCA
2024 Refused
Land East Of The Old Post Office Village Road Kirdford West Sussex
Notification of intention to fell 2 no. Hawthorn trees (T8 and T9) and crown raise by up…
24/00348/TCA
2024 Refused
Land West Of Vergers Village Road Kirdford West Sussex
Notification of intention to re-pollard down to 2-2.5m (above ground level) on 1 no. Lime…
24/00235/TCA
2024 Refused
Land West Of Vergers Village Road Kirdford West Sussex
Notification of intention to re-pollard down to 2-2.5m (above ground level) on 1 no. Lime…
24/00235/TCA
2023 Refused
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LU
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Spruce tree (quoted as T2) and pollard down to 50…
23/01225/TCA
2023 Refused
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LU
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Spruce tree (quoted as T2) and pollard down to 50…
23/01225/TCA
2020 Approved
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LU
Erection of greenhouse.
20/01641/DOM
2020 Approved
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LU
Erection of greenhouse.
20/01641/DOM
2020 Withdrawn
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LU
Erection of greenhouse.
20/01642/LBC
2020 Withdrawn
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LU
Erection of greenhouse.
20/01642/LBC
2020 Approved
Vergers Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LT
Removal of internal partition wall between the ground floor front study and hallway.
20/00714/LBC
2020 Approved
Vergers Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LT
Removal of internal partition wall between the ground floor front study and hallway.
20/00714/LBC
2020 Refused
Church House Glasshouse Lane Kirdford RH14 0LT
Notification of intention to reduce height by 1.5m and width to west, south and east sect…
20/00817/TCA
2020 Refused
Church House Glasshouse Lane Kirdford RH14 0LT
Notification of intention to reduce height by 1.5m and width to west, south and east sect…
20/00817/TCA
2016 Approved
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LU
Replacement of existing crittall windows with timber casements to the original design whe…
16/02207/LBC
2016 Approved
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LU
Conservatory including remodelling of existing modern single storey rear additions.
16/01698/LBC
2016 Approved
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LU
Conservatory including remodelling of existing modern single storey rear additions.
16/01698/LBC
2016 Approved
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LU
Glass and tiled covered way attached to existing garden wall.
16/01125/LBC
2016 Approved
Black Bear Village Road Kirdford RH14 0LU
Glass and tiled covered way attached to existing garden wall.
16/01125/LBC
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
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.