The White Cottage Sidlesham Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7QL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01979/DOM - Domestic Application (Householder) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Single storey front and rear extension and addition of new roof lights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from Chichester's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

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
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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £585,000 in July 2004. Detached house, freehold.

30 July 2004£585,000
20 September 2002£433,500

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
Domestic Application (Householder)
Postcode
PO20 7QL
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
KASStudio architectural services

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Chichester usually decides extensions by day 52.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
88%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
434decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15216023
Planning Portal ref
PP-15216023
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 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

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