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Unit 3 Premier Business Park Birdham Road Appledram West Sussex PO20 7BU

Refused Chichester 25/02812/ELD Existing Lawful Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Existing lawful development certificate for the continued Classes E(a) and E(g) use of Unit 3 Premier Business Park in breach of Condition 2 of planning permission BI/07/03950/COU.

As published by the council, reference 25/02812/ELD

Application record

Reference
25/02812/ELD
Type
Existing Lawful Development
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refused As published: REFUSE
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Decided
13 Jan 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO20 7BU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Received by Chichester

  2. 13 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: REFUSE

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Enforcement: 25/00101/CONBC (Pending Consideration)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

  • SITE NOTICE PHOTOS Photograph · 24 Dec 2025
  • CHICHESTER HARBOUR CONSERVANCY Consultee Comment · 16 Dec 2025
  • BIRDHAM PARISH COUNCIL Parish Comments · 11 Dec 2025
  • HABITATS REGULATION ASSESSMENT ? SCREENING MATRIX Application Documents · 03 Dec 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 19 Nov 2025
  • COVERING LETTER Application Documents · 19 Nov 2025
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Application Documents · 19 Nov 2025
  • DOCUMENT 01: CREDOWAN UNIT 3 Application Documents · 19 Nov 2025
  • DOCUMENT 02: CREDOWAN DIRECTORS REPORT Application Documents · 19 Nov 2025
  • DOCUMENT 03: COBHAM ANNOUNCEMENT 04 MARCH 2014 Application Documents · 19 Nov 2025
  • DOCUMENT 04: COBHAM NOTICE OF VACATION Application Documents · 19 Nov 2025
  • DOCUMENT 06: PREMIER LEASE UNIT 3 2015 Application Documents · 19 Nov 2025
  • DOCUMENT 08: PREMIER LEASE EXTENSION 2020 Application Documents · 19 Nov 2025
  • DOCUMENT 10: STOWAWAY BIKES LEASE UNIT 3 Application Documents · 19 Nov 2025
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Plan - Under Consideration · 19 Nov 2025

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What this refusal means

Chichester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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