Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01425/FUL - Full Application Withdrawn
Commercial & major worksNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

14 no. dwellings (4 x affordable 10 x market), replacement commercial (class E) building, new and altered access and associated works. Variation of conditions 6 (Acoustic Mitigation), 7 (BNG) and 9 (Surface water drainage) from planning permission - Amendments to conditioning details. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Consultation
13 Aug 2026
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Withdrawn
25 Sept 2026

Withdrawn on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 18

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT - SCREENING MATRIX Application Documents · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Application Documents · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 12

PDF WEST SUSSEX FIRE & RESCUE - HYDRANT CONDITION Consultee Comment · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CDC ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY Consultee Comment · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CDC ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE OFFICER COMMENT Consultee Comment · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CDC LANDSCAPE OFFICER Consultee Comment · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BIRDHAM PARISH COUNCIL COMMENT Parish Comments · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CHICHESTER DISTRICT COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Consultee Comment · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WSCC HIGHWAYS 16.07.2026 Consultee Comment · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTHERN WATER Consultee Comment · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CDC CONSERVATION & DESIGN Consultee Comment · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 08/07/2026 Consultee Comment · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF SITE NOTICE PHOTOGRAPH Photograph · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ART8 Correspondence · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKAPP Correspondence · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 4

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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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.
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.

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Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
PO20 7BY
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
WITHDRAWN
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Inception Planning Limited

Public comments

No public comments yet.

29 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15049276
Planning Portal ref
PP-15049276
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
Sarnia Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of Condition 9 from planning permission BI/18/03352/FUL - Verification Report
20/01159/DOC
2020 Approved
Sarnia Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of Condition 9 from planning permission BI/18/03352/FUL - Verification Report
20/01159/DOC
2020 Approved
Sarnia Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of condition 7 of permission BI/18/03352/FUL.
20/01175/DOC
2020 Approved
Sarnia Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of condition 7 of permission BI/18/03352/FUL.
20/01175/DOC
2020 Approved
Sarnia Main Road Birdham PO20 7BY
Discharge of condition 13 of permission BI/18/03352/FUL.
20/00484/DOC
2020 Approved
Sarnia Main Road Birdham PO20 7BY
Discharge of condition 13 of permission BI/18/03352/FUL.
20/00484/DOC
2019 Decided
Sarnia Main Road Birdham PO20 7BY
Discharge of condition 9 from planning permission BI/18/03352/FUL.
19/01920/DOC
2019 Decided
Sarnia Main Road Birdham PO20 7BY
Discharge of condition 9 from planning permission BI/18/03352/FUL.
19/01920/DOC
2019 Decided
Sarnia Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of conditions 4, 10, 12, 13 and 14 of permission BI/18/03352/FUL.
19/01101/DOC
2019 Decided
Sarnia Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of conditions 4, 10, 12, 13 and 14 of permission BI/18/03352/FUL.
19/01101/DOC
2019 Approved
Sarnia Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of condition 3 from planning permission 18/03352/FUL.
19/00945/DOC
2019 Approved
Sarnia Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of condition 3 from planning permission 18/03352/FUL.
19/00945/DOC
2019 Approved
Chaffinches Farm Main Road Birdham PO20 7BY
Discharge of condition 3 from planning permission 18/02217/FUL.
19/00855/DOC
2019 Approved
Chaffinches Farm Main Road Birdham PO20 7BY
Discharge of condition 3 from planning permission 18/02217/FUL.
19/00855/DOC
2016 Approved
Chaffinches Farm Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 and 6 from planning permission BI/13/01198/LBC.
16/01440/DOC
2016 Approved
Chaffinches Farm Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 and 6 from planning permission BI/13/01197/DOM.
16/01439/DOC
2016 Approved
Chaffinches Farm Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 and 6 from planning permission BI/13/01198/LBC.
16/01440/DOC
2016 Approved
Chaffinches Farm Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 and 6 from planning permission BI/13/01197/DOM.
16/01439/DOC
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings