Age Concern New Road Southbourne West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use to a Mixed F2/Class E Use with creation of office space. Refurbishment and renovations to existing buildings and site including demolish 1 no. existing outbuilding replaced with 1 no. new single-storey building, extension to existing external store, alterations to windows and roof covering, installation of solar panels and 4 no. additional parking bays. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Validated
15 Sept 2026
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Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Nov 2026, from Chichester's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

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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.
Public footpath about 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape about 136 m away: Chichester Harbour; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Southbourne 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 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
PO10 8JX
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Southbourne
Parish
Southbourne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eddisons Commercial Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Chichester usually decides changes of use by day 54.

Day 2432 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.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15202614
Planning Portal ref
PP-15202614
Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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