Smallburgh Bell Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Existing lawful development certificate for the construction and use of an outbuilding as ancillary accommodation in connection with Smallburgh for a period exceeding 4 years. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Oct 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 9
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 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, 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £310,000 in November 2012. Semi-detached house, freehold.
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
- Existing Lawful Development
- Postcode
- PO20 7HX
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- The Witterings
- Parish
- Birdham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision
- PERMIT
- Decision date
- 21 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Smith Simmons & Partners
Public comments
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15050759
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15050759
- Consultation
- 28 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
24 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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