Kellys Nursery Bell Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HY Data via plota.co.uk

26/02013/ELD - Existing Lawful Development Pending Consideration

Proposal

Existing lawful development certificate for the continued use of land as a domestic garden forming part of the residential use of the site, consistent for a period in excess of 10 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

16 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

5 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 11 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 26 Oct 2026

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Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF STATEMENT OF TRUTH Application Documents · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape about 307 m away: Chichester Harbour; Inside the Birdham 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 7 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.

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Important details

Council: Chichester
Application type: Existing Lawful Development
Postcode: PO20 7HY
Received: 16 Sept 2026
Validated: 16 Sept 2026
Ward: The Witterings
Parish: Birdham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 11 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15230228
Planning Portal ref: PP-15230228
Consultation: 5 Oct 2026
Comments by: 26 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 11 Nov 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%).

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for householder decisions

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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