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26/00289/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from student accommodation (Sui Generis) to create 51no. short stay accommodation units with associated car parking and hard and soft landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 09:17

Application progress

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Received

3 Feb 2026

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Consultation

17 Mar 2026

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Committee

15 Apr 2026

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Approved

23 Apr 2026

Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Chichester Planning Committee on 15 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide needed temporary accommodation without greater harm than the existing use.
The committee voted to permit the application subject to the reported conditions and informatives.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Chichester's committee minutes of 15 Apr 2026.

Documents 278

Consultation & comments 263

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Associated applications 2

FullApproved23 Apr 202626/00289/FULThis application
Change of use from student accommodation (Sui Generis) to create 51no. short stay accommodation units with associated car…
Conditions 4 discharged
- ConditionsDischarge of condition 4 (construction management plan) from.10 Jul 202626/01534/DOC

Site constraints 9

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.

Registered park or garden: Graylingwell Hospital

Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Graylingwell 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.

Heritage at risk: Graylingwell, Chichester

On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.

A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.

Historic England ↗

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

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Scheduled monument about 217 m away: Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m); Inside the Chichester built-up area; Priority habitat about 18 m away: Traditional orchard.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 £2,390,000 in December 2019. Other property, freehold.

23 December 2019£2,390,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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: Full Application
Postcode: PO19 6YS
Received: 3 Feb 2026
Validated: 3 Feb 2026
Ward: Chichester North
Parish: Chichester
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 May 2026
Decision: PERMIT
Decision date: 23 Apr 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: ECE Planning Limited
Freehold owner: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 25 days slower than Chichester's median of 54 for changes of use. Approved, as 69% of changes of use here are.

This one79d

Council54d

UK56d

78%decided within 8 weeks

69%approved

100decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14653413
Consultation: 17 Mar 2026
Comments by: 3 Apr 2026
Committee: 15 Apr 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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Chichester

Planning Authority Score

8.9/10

Excellent

#6 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 278

Decision & officer reports 4

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 263

Other documents 6

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 9

Sales history 1

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Important details

How this decision compares

Consultation & key dates

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