Planning application
51 Lavant Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 5RD
Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing property and erection of 1 no. dwelling and 6 no. apartments and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 25/03008/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03008/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Refuse
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chichester North
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 5RD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Chichester
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23 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Smith Simmons & Partners Ltd Agent, registered in Chichester
Active · incorporated 2017 · Chichester
177 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 83% granted
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See their track recordChilgrove Investments Ltd Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2025 · London
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
132 documents on file for this application
- CLLR BROWN - WITHDRAWAL OF RED CARD 17/3/26
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- NATURAL ENGLAND'S RESPONSE 16/03/2026
- NATURAL ENGLAND'S ANNEX A 16/03/2026
- CONSERVATION & DESIGN COMMENTS 16/03/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CONSULTEE EMAIL - SOUTHERN WATER - 06/03/2026
- CDC ARCHAEOLOGY OFFICER
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC CONTRACTS SERVICES MANAGER
- CDC CONTRACTS SERVICES MANAGER
- CDC COMMENTS EMAIL 11/02/2026
- CDC CONSERVATION AND DESIGN
- CDC CONSERVATION AND DESIGN
- RED CARD PROCEDURE CLLR BROWN
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC HOUSING DELIVERY
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- SOUTHERN WATER 20/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT 25/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- AGENT EMAIL 20/02/2026
- HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT
- HABITATS REGULATION ASSESSMENT ? SCREENING MATRIX
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT 24/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT 21.02.26
- PUBLIC COMMENT 22.02.26
- PUBLIC COMMENT 22.02.26
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- WSCC HIGHWAYS
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- SOUTHERN WATER 20/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT 18/02/2026
- THE CHICHESTER SOCIETY
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT 18/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT 17/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT 15.02.2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT 13/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT 13/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT 13/02/2026
- CDC WASTE AND RECYCLING
- CDC WASTE AND RECYCLING
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC ARCHAEOLOGY OFFICER
- HBC CIVIL ENGINEERING & LANDSCAPE TEAM
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY 09.02.2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT 10/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT 10/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT 06.02.26
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- LEVEL -01 - BASEMENT PROPOSED
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- WEST SUSSEX EDUCATION SERVICES 04/02/2026
- CHICHESTER CITY COUNCIL
- BNG CONDITIONS SHEET
- BNG METRIC CONDITION ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT 23.01.26 INCLUDING SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT
- EXISTING TREE SCHEDULE 23.01.26
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND METHOD STATEMENT 23.01.26
- NUTRIENT CALCULATOR SOLENT
- NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION STRATEGY 23.01.26
- EXISTING - STORE 23.01.26
- EXISTING - GREENHOUSE 23.01.26
- SITE BLOCK PLAN PROPOSED-REV01 23.01.26
- SITE LOCATION PLAN-REV01 23.01.26
- SITE BLOCK PLAN-REV01 23.01.26
- EXISTING SITE PLAN (ROOF) 23.01.26
- APPLICATION FORM
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION
- EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- STREET ELEVATION
- SITE SECTION
- LEVEL 01 - BASEMENT PROPOSED
- LEVEL 00 - GROUND FLOOR PROPOSED
- LEVEL 01 - FIRST FLOOR PROPOSED
- LEVEL 02 - SECOND FLOOR PROPOSED
- ROOF PLAN PROPOSED
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- GA SECTION AA
- LEVEL 00 - GROUND FLOOR PROPOSED
- LEVEL 01 - FIRST FLOOR PROPOSED
- LEVEL 03 - ROOF PLAN PROPOSED
- NORTH ELEVATION PROPOSED
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- SOUTH ELEVATION PROPOSED
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN
- TREE RETENTION AND PROTECTION PLAN
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND PRELIMINARY DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- APPENDICES
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