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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Application progress

Received
12 Jan 2026
Consultation
16 Jan 2026
Approved
4 Mar 2026

Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

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
Consultation
16 Jan 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 performance
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