Chichester planning committee decisions
30 decisions from the committee's minutes, 11 Jun 2025 to 5 Aug 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
1 in 8 decisions went against officer advice
Above the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 65th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 30
- Approved
- 90%
- Against officer advice
- 13.3%
- Meetings
- 13
How Chichester compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 63 | West Suffolk | 13.5% | 5 of 37 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Cotswold | 13.3% | 4 of 30 |
| 65 | Chichester | 13.3% | 4 of 30 |
| 66 | Bristol | 13% | 3 of 23 |
| 67 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 12.9% | 4 of 31 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Chichester's committee is in line with its officers. Officers recommended approval in 88.5% of these decisions; the committee approved 88.5%.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, and Chichester is close to that.
Over the 26 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Chichester's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
90% approved and 10% refused. Chichester's minutes do not record vote counts.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Chichester's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
4 of 30 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 4 of 4 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Chichester's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- 9 dwellingsThe Folly Tinwood Lane Halnaker Chichester West SussexOfficers advised refusal because the countryside scheme would harm rural character, land efficiency, housing mix and protected bats.Approved
- Marine craft workshopKoolbergen And Ramsay Bell Lane Birdham Chichester West SussexOfficers advised refusal because the countryside location was unsuitable and the development would harm its rural character.Approved
- 19 homesHawthorne Cottage Guildford Road Loxwood Billingshurst West SussexOfficers advised approval because housing delivery and the sustainable location outweighed countryside policy conflict.Refused
- Seven homesLand At Tuppenny Barn Main Road Southbourne Emsworth West SussexOfficers advised approval because housing benefits outweighed limited landscape harm and other impacts could be controlled by conditions.Refused
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
August 2026 1
June 2026 2
- Six-caravan traveller siteBeech Farm Roundstreet Common Wisborough Green Billingshurst West SussexApproved
- 18 homesHawthorne Cottage Guildford Road Loxwood Billingshurst West SussexApproved
May 2026 1
April 2026 4
- Nine employment buildingsGosden Green Nursery 112 Main Road Southbourne Emsworth West SussexApproved
- Marine craft workshopKoolbergen And Ramsay Bell Lane Birdham Chichester West SussexApproved
- Wellbeing and leisure developmentFoxbridge Golf Club Foxbridge Lane Plaistow West SussexApproved
- 51 short-stay unitsPinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West SussexApproved
March 2026 2
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