St Marlo Cot Lane Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8SP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01445/DOM - Domestic Application (Householder) Approved

Proposal

Conversion of existing attached garage into habitable accommodation and erection of garden shed/workshop. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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.
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.
Priority habitat: Traditional orchard
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Traditional orchards
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Hambrook and Nutbourne built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Domestic Application (Householder)
Postcode
PO18 8SP
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Harbour Villages
Parish
Chidham & Hambrook
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
PERMIT
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Keith Chandler Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 5 days slower than Chichester's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
337decided 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.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15053647
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 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