City Gates 2 - 4 Southgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 8DJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of Office (Use Class E) to Hotel (Use Class C1), infill rear undercroft to create additional hotel accommodation; new ramped access to front elevation, alterations to ground floor fenestration on front and rear elevations, 2 no. external plants to rear together with associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Nov 2026, from Chichester's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026.
Comment on this application ↗Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 9
Application forms 1
Other documents 5
Site constraints 6
Checked on 22 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 £500,000 in April 2026. Other property, 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
- PO19 8DJ
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Chichester Central
- Parish
- Chichester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Dec 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Bell Cornwell LLP
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 14 of the 56-day target. Chichester usually decides changes of use by day 54.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Chichester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chichester decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
123 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14967873
- Consultation
- 21 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.
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