Pool House And BYC House Lock Lane Birdham West Sussex PO20 7BB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02046/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration
DemolitionNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Demolition of existing building containing 3 no. flat (Pool House). Removal of 1 no. flat from the first floor of existing BYC House retaining the commercial unit, and the construction of 2 no. buildings (Harbour House and New Pool House) comprising 4 no. replacement flats and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
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Validated
5 Oct 2026
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Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Nov 2026, from Chichester's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents 13

Statements & assessments 11

PDF BNG METRIC Application Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Application Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Application Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Application Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN Application Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT Application Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DARK SKIES ASSESSMENT Application Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL Application Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Application Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Application Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OVERHEATING ASSESSMENT (PART O) Application Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKAPP Correspondence · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Red House, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Chichester Harbour National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Special area of conservation about 67 m away: Solent Maritime
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Agricultural land, grade 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
SSSI about 67 m away: Chichester Harbour SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 3; Priority habitat about 28 m away: Mudflats.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 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
Full Application
Postcode
PO20 7BB
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Smith Simmons & Partners

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Chichester usually decides demolitions by day 54.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
120decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Chichester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chichester decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15234304
Planning Portal ref
PP-15234304
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Demolition of existing building containing 3 no. flat (Pool House). Removal of 1 no. flat…
25/02357/FUL
2025
Demolition of existing building containing 3 no. flat (Pool House). Removal of 1 no. flat…
25/02357/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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25/02347/DOM
2025 Approved
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Fabric conservation repairs and reinstatement following fire damage, internal layout twea…
25/02348/LBC
2025 Approved
Well House Lock Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BB
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25/02348/LBC
2025
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Replacement retaining sea wall realigned landwards.
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2025
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Replacement retaining sea wall realigned landwards.
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2022 Approved
Tideways Lock Lane Birdham West Sussex PO20 7BB
Like for like replacement timber sea wall on existing sea defence line.
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2023 Approved
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Swimming pool and plant house with associated landscaping.
23/00963/DOM
2023 Approved
Lockfield Lock Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BB
Swimming pool and plant house with associated landscaping.
23/00963/DOM
2022 Approved
Tideways Lock Lane Birdham West Sussex PO20 7BB
Ground floor and first floor extensions to front elevation, ground floor extension to rea…
22/01577/DOM
2022 Withdrawn
Tideways Lock Lane Birdham West Sussex PO20 7BB
New sea defence wall.
22/00840/DOM
2021 Approved
Tideways Lock Lane Birdham PO20 7BB
Proposal of rear extension.
21/02822/DOM
2021 Approved
Tideways Lock Lane Birdham PO20 7BB
Proposal of rear extension.
21/02822/DOM
2020 Approved
Well House Lock Lane Birdham PO20 7BB
Part conversion of loft, dormer window to rear elevation, installation of 2 no. rooflight…
20/01807/LBC
2020 Approved
Well House Lock Lane Birdham PO20 7BB
Part conversion of loft, dormer window to rear elevation, installation of 2 no. rooflight…
20/01807/LBC
2020 Approved
Well House Lock Lane Birdham PO20 7BB
Part conversion of loft, dormer window to rear elevation, installation of 2 no. rooflight…
20/01806/DOM
2020 Approved
Well House Lock Lane Birdham PO20 7BB
Part conversion of loft, dormer window to rear elevation, installation of 2 no. rooflight…
20/01806/DOM
2019 Approved
The Lock Store Lock Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BB
Change use of garage to habitable accommodation and associated alterations. Proposed new…
19/01762/DOM
2018 Approved
The Red House Lock Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BB
Change use of loft space to habitable accommodation, roof extension to include dormer and…
18/01445/LBC
2018 Approved
The Red House Lock Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BB
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18/01444/DOM
2018 Approved
The Lock Store Lock Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BB
Detached double garage.
18/01525/PASUR
2017 Approved
Well House Lock Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BB
Install High Speed Broadband Cabinet.
17/03669/PRE
2017 Approved
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Install High Speed Broadband Cabinet.
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings