Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01558/DOC - Discharge of Conditions Decided

Proposal

Discharge of conditions 3 (levels), 4 (remediation scheme), 5 (construction and environmental management plan), 6 (acoustic mitigation measures), 7 (biodiversity net gain), 9 (surface water drainage network) and 16 (noise) from Planning Permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Consultation
13 Aug 2026
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Split Decision
26 Aug 2026

Split Decision on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 4

Chichester Harbour National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
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 Enhancement Zone 1
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Discharge of Conditions
Postcode
PO20 7BY
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Split Decision
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Inception Planning Limited

Public comments

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Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15081157
Planning Portal ref
PP-15081157
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 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