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Merrieweather 18 Greenacres Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HL

Granted Chichester 25/02432/ELD Existing Lawful Development

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Lawful development certificate application for the commencement of development of planning permission BI/22/01509/DOM.

As published by the council, reference 25/02432/ELD

Application record

Reference
25/02432/ELD
Type
Existing Lawful Development
Status
Permit
Decision
PERMIT
Received
13 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Decided
8 Dec 2025
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
PO20 7HL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Received by Chichester

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: PERMIT

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Hove

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Documents

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9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chichester granted permission on 8 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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