Planning application
Westergate Lodge Westergate Street Westergate PO20 3RH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for the existing use of packing shed as a rebuilt/refurbished store ancillary to the main dwelling.
As published by the council, reference AL/121/25/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- AL/121/25/CLE
- Type
- Amendment
- Status
- Approve
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 28 Jan 2026
- Parish
- Aldingbourne
- Postcode
- PO20 3RH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Arun
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4 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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