The Sidings Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW Data via plota.co.uk

26/02115/DOM - Domestic Application (Householder) Pending Consideration
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Alterations to detached garage outbuilding to create ancillary annexe accommodation with replacement door on north elevation and 1 no. additional window on west elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
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Validated
12 Oct 2026
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Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Dec 2026, from Chichester's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents 6

Statements & assessments 3

PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Application Documents · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY BAT ROOST ASSESSMENT Application Documents · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Documents · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF EMAIL FROM RANDELL DESIGN GROUP 12.10.26 Application Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKAPP Correspondence · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Elmtree Cottage, Grade II, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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.
West Wittering 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.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath about 20 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National landscape about 228 m away: Chichester Harbour; Inside the West Wittering built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 16 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 £1,585,000 in August 2024. Detached house, freehold.

20 August 2024£1,585,000

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
Domestic Application (Householder)
Postcode
PO20 8LW
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
West Wittering
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Randell Design Group

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Chichester usually decides extensions by day 52.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
89%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
470decided 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.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15141436
Planning Portal ref
PP-15141436
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Refused
Notification of intention to pollard just above the knuckles (old wound points) 5m above…
19/02569/TCA
2019 Refused
Notification of intention to pollard just above the knuckles (old wound points) 5m above…
19/02569/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Elmstead West Wing Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to reduce height and north sector by approx. 1m, and reduce 1 l…
25/02443/TCA
2025 Refused
Elmstead West Wing Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to reduce height and north sector by approx. 1m, and reduce 1 l…
25/02443/TCA
2025 Refused
Atherstone House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 2m on 3 no. Norway Maple trees (T1, T3 & T9)…
25/02169/TCA
2025 Refused
Atherstone House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 2m on 3 no. Norway Maple trees (T1, T3 & T9)…
25/02169/TCA
2025 Refused
Beaufort House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 0.5m (all round) on 2 no. Field Maple trees…
25/01993/TCA
2025 Refused
Beaufort House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 0.5m (all round) on 2 no. Field Maple trees…
25/01993/TCA
2025 Approved
22 Elmstead Park Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8NQ
Single storey rear extension.
25/00887/PLD
2025 Approved
22 Elmstead Park Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8NQ
Single storey rear extension.
25/00887/PLD
2024 Approved
Summerheys Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Replacement conservatory roof and frames.
24/01131/DOM
2024 Approved
Summerheys Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Replacement conservatory roof and frames.
24/01131/DOM
2024 Approved
The Roost Elms Ride West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LP
Replace 9 no. UPVC casement windows with double glazed wooden casement windows, demolish…
24/00265/PLD
2024 Approved
The Roost Elms Ride West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LP
Replace 9 no. UPVC casement windows with double glazed wooden casement windows, demolish…
24/00265/PLD
2024 Refused
Beaufort House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to reduce height by 2m (back to previous pruning points) on 1 n…
24/00601/TCA
2024 Refused
Beaufort House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to reduce height by 2m (back to previous pruning points) on 1 n…
24/00601/TCA
2023 Refused
Summerheys Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Apple tree (quoted as T1).
23/00033/TCA
2023 Refused
Summerheys Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Apple tree (quoted as T1).
23/00033/TCA
2022 Approved
Horseshoe Cottage Elms Ride West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LP
Remove 1 no. lower branch on north-east sector (overhanging adjacent property's shed) on…
22/03103/TPA
2022 Refused
Beaufort House Elms Lane West Wittering West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to re-pollard down to 6m on 1 no. Weeping Willow tree (T1) and…
22/02318/TCA
2022 Approved
Summerheys Elms Lane West Wittering West Sussex PO20 8LW
Insertion of a new window (North(front) Elevation) to match the existing house, with impr…
22/01871/PLD
2022 Refused
Atherstone House Elms Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to remove 2 no limbs (south sector) on 1 no. Pine tree (T1). Re…
22/00766/TCA
2016 Approved
Cherrymead And Jacquerie Elms Lane West Wittering West Sussex PO20 8LW
Demolition of 1 no. detached dwelling (Jacquerie) and extension and alterations of Cherry…
16/01059/FUL
2016 Approved
Atherstone House Elms Lane West Wittering West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to reduce heights by 2m on 1 no. Sycamore tree (1), 3 no. Ash t…
16/00623/TCA
2016 Approved
Atherstone House Elms Lane West Wittering West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to reduce heights by 2m on 1 no. Sycamore tree (1), 3 no. Ash t…
16/00623/TCA
2016 Refused
Barn Cottage Elms Lane West Wittering West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to reduce height by 3m, cut back to boundary overhanging limbs…
16/00367/TCA
2016 Refused
Barn Cottage Elms Lane West Wittering West Sussex PO20 8LW
Notification of intention to reduce height by 3m, cut back to boundary overhanging limbs…
16/00367/TCA
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.