79 Townfield Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0NA Data via plota.co.uk

25/02694/FUL - Full Application Withdrawn

Proposal

Conversion of ground floor office and first floor flat into 1no. dwelling with associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Nov 2025
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Validated
19 Dec 2025
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Consultation
26 Jan 2026
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Withdrawn
23 Feb 2026

Withdrawn on 23 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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; Inside the Kirdford built-up area; Conservation area about 97 m away: Kirdford; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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 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 4

Last sold for £80,000 in May 2025. Other property, leasehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

9 May 2025£80,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
19 November 2002£98,000Semi-detached house, freehold
14 February 2001£96,000Semi-detached house, freehold
3 February 1999£150,000Semi-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
Full Application
Postcode
RH14 0NA
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Loxwood
Parish
Kirdford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Feb 2026
Decision
WITHDRAWN
Decision date
23 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
NJA Town Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14399095
Planning Portal ref
PP-14399095
Consultation
26 Jan 2026
Comments by
28 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Feb 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

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.