Chesil House 4 Chesil Street Winchester Hampshire SO23 0HU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00431/LDC - Lawful Development Certificate-Existing Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Use of Chesil House for wedding ceremonies Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Validated
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE Decision Notice · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Officers Report · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 4, Chesil Street
List entry 1095500 · 3 m away · 25 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 19 Grade II)
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 ↗
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.
Winchester 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.
Special area of conservation 42 m away: River Itchen
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.
Scheduled monument 31 m away: City Bridge at the junction of High Street and Bridge Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Winchester Town Centre AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
SSSI 42 m away: Alresford Pond 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.
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 park 409 m away: South Downs; Inside the Winchester built-up area; Priority habitat 40 m away: Lowland fens.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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Important details

Council
Winchester
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate-Existing
Postcode
SO23 0HU
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
ST MICHAEL WARD
Parish
Winchester Town
Case officer
Show
Decision
Lawful Development Certificate - Permit
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, 62 days faster than Winchester's median of 78 for changes of use. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.

28%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
41decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Winchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Winchester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14750190
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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Winchester
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#177 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Winchester is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #213 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Winchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #72 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #47 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #213 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #230 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
32 decided
918
Total decisions
60 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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