Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ Data via plota.co.uk
26/00068/ELD - Existing Lawful Development
Approved
Proposal
Existing lawful development certificate to confirm that lawful, material operations have been carried out at the site that comprise lawful implementation of the development permitted under planning permission through the construction of phase 1A of the authorised development and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
12 Jan 2026
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Consultation
16 Jan 2026
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Approved
4 Mar 2026
Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Associated applications 11
- LawfulnessExisting lawful development certificate to confirm that lawful, material operations have been…This application26/00068/ELD
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Show 6 earlier · 3 approved, 1 refused, 2 withdrawn
Site constraints 3
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Chichester
- Application type
- Existing Lawful Development
- Postcode
- PO20 1EJ
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Ward
- North Mundham And Tangmere
- Parish
- Oving
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decision
- PERMIT
- Decision date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- James Smith (Planning Law Services) Ltd
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14583983
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14583983
- Consultation
- 16 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except Access for the mixed-use re…
2024
Approved
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except Access for the mixed-use re…
2019
Approved
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except Access for the mixed-use re…
2019
Approved
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except Access for the mixed-use re…
2019
Approved
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except Access for the mixed-use re…
2019
Approved
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except Access for the mixed-use re…
2025
Approved
Discharge of condition 13 (air quality assessment) from planning permission 24/02520/OUT…
2025
Approved
Discharge of condition 13 (air quality assessment) from planning permission 24/02520/OUT…
2025
Part discharge of Condition 2 (CEMP) of outline planning permission O/24/02520/OUT relati…
2025
Part discharge of Condition 2 (CEMP) of outline planning permission O/24/02520/OUT relati…
2025
Discharge of condition 5 (Energy Strategy) of permission 24/02520/OUT.
2025
Discharge of condition 5 (Energy Strategy) of permission 24/02520/OUT.
2025
Discharge of conditions 3 (levels), 4 (surface water) and 14 (SUDS maintenance and manage…
2025
Discharge of conditions 3 (levels), 4 (surface water) and 14 (SUDS maintenance and manage…
2025
Approved
Discharge of condition 15 (Capacity Monitoring Report) from planning permission O/24/0252…
2025
Approved
Discharge of condition 15 (Capacity Monitoring Report) from planning permission O/24/0252…
2024
Approved
Non-material amendment to reserved matters approval O/24/00781/REM for revisions to the a…
2024
Approved
Non-material amendment to reserved matters approval O/24/00781/REM for revisions to the a…
2024
Approved
Non-material amendment to planning permission O/21/03064/FUL (as amended by 22/02516/NMA…
2024
Approved
Non-material amendment to planning permission O/21/03064/FUL (as amended by 22/02516/NMA…
2024
Approved
All outstanding Reserved Matters (layout, appearance, scale, and landscaping) for the ere…
2024
Approved
All outstanding Reserved Matters (layout, appearance, scale, and landscaping) for the ere…
2024
Approved
All outstanding Reserved Matters (layout, appearance, scale, and landscaping) for the ere…
2024
Approved
All outstanding Reserved Matters (layout, appearance, scale, and landscaping) for the ere…
2024
Approved
Application for approval of reserved matters (layout, appearance, scale and landscaping)…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Refused
62 Brick Kiln Farm Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Change of use of agricultural buildings to 2 no. dwellings with associated works.
2025
Refused
62 Brick Kiln Farm Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Change of use of agricultural buildings to 2 no. dwellings with associated works.
2024
Approved
Brick Kiln Garden Centre Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Erection of open-sided infill canopy.
2024
Approved
Brick Kiln Garden Centre Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Erection of open-sided infill canopy.
2020
Approved
62 Brick Kiln Farm A259 Eastbound Merston Oving PO20 1EJ
Change of use of agricultural buildings to 2 no. dwellings with associated works.
2020
Approved
62 Brick Kiln Farm A259 Eastbound Merston Oving PO20 1EJ
Change of use of agricultural buildings to 2 no. dwellings with associated works.
2017
Approved
62 Brick Kiln Farm A259 Eastbound Merston Oving PO20 1EJ
Conversion of agricultural buildings to 2 no. dwellings (renewal of extant planning permi…
2017
Approved
62 Brick Kiln Farm A259 Eastbound Merston Oving PO20 1EJ
Conversion of agricultural buildings to 2 no. dwellings (renewal of extant planning permi…
2025
Approved
Former Fuel Depot Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 30 (additional mezzanine floor space) of permission 24/02520/OUT…
2025
Approved
Former Fuel Depot Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 30 (additional mezzanine floor space) of permission 24/02520/OUT…
2025
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 8 (archaeological) from planning permission 18/01365/OUT
2025
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 8 (archaeological) from planning permission 18/01365/OUT
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 11 to planning permission 18/01365/OUT.
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of Conditions 7 (CEMP) & 12 (SUDS) of Planning Permission ONM/18/01365/OUT.
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 11 to planning permission 18/01365/OUT.
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of Conditions 7 (CEMP) & 12 (SUDS) of Planning Permission ONM/18/01365/OUT.
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 2 (hard and soft landscaping) of permission 22/00377/REM.
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 2 (hard and soft landscaping) of permission 22/00377/REM.
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 14 (External Lighting) of permission 18/01365/OUT.
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 8 (archaeological investigation) of permission 18/01365/OUT.
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 14 (External Lighting) of permission 18/01365/OUT.
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 8 (archaeological investigation) of permission 18/01365/OUT.
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of conditions 3 (Phase 1), 4 (Phase 2) and 6 (Ground gases) to planning permiss…
2024
Approved
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of conditions 3 (Phase 1), 4 (Phase 2) and 6 (Ground gases) to planning permiss…
2024
Refused
Springfield Park Merston Oving Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of conditions 7 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) and condition…
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.
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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
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Referenced application
Council archive
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except Access for the mixed-use redevelopment of the site, comprising of Class B1(c)/B2/B8 (with ancillary Trade Counter) employment, an Hotel, Class D2 Leisure, Class A3, mixed A3-A4 and mixed A3-A5 Food and Drink Establishments, together with associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure works. Application under s73 to vary condition 20 of planning permission 23/02329/OUT in respect of foul water disposal together with changes to various other…
- Received
- 31 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2025
- Outcome
- Approved