Creek Cottage Westlands Estate Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/02734/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement dwelling and associated works (Variation of condition 2 from planning permission - Changes to the fenestration and alterations to the north elevation). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

10 Nov 2025

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Consultation

17 Nov 2025

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Approved

2 Jan 2026

Approved on 2 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 27

Site constraints 8

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.

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.

Special area of conservation about 170 m away: Solent Maritime

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI about 171 m away: Chichester Harbour SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Birdham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 7 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,300,000 in November 2020. Detached house, freehold.

16 November 2020£1,300,000

8 July 2008£643,000

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: PO20 7HJ
Received: 10 Nov 2025
Validated: 10 Nov 2025
Ward: The Witterings
Parish: Birdham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Jan 2026
Decision: PERMIT
Decision date: 2 Jan 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Smith Simmons & Partners

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Approved, as 91% of amendments here are.

This one53d

Council51d

UK43d

88%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

88decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14472964
Planning Portal ref: PP-14472964
Consultation: 17 Nov 2025
Comments by: 10 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry: 5 Jan 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

Creek Cottage Westlands Estate Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 27

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 1

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 7

Other documents 16