10 Tretawn Gardens Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0DW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01599/PA1A - Prior Approval Larger Home Extension Refused

Proposal

Single storey extension to the rear (a) rear extension - 4.2m (b) maximum height - 2.6m (c) height of eaves - 2.4m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
28 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Special protection area about 157 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
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.
Also on the record
SSSI about 344 m away: Selsey, East Beach SSSI; Inside the Selsey built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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 1

Last sold for £255,000 in August 2020. Semi-detached house, freehold.

27 August 2020£255,000

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
Prior Approval Larger Home Extension
Postcode
PO20 0DW
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Sidlesham With Selsey North
Parish
Selsey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
REFUSE
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 13 days faster than Chichester's median of 52 for extensions. Refused, as 7% of extensions here are.

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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15078950
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 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.