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House Of Fraser, St Georges House 12 - 18 West Street And 51/52 Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QG

Awaiting decision Chichester 26/00406/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Demolition

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Proposal

Redevelopment of the former House of Fraser site comprising the creation of four commercial units (Use Class E) along the West Street frontage; demolition of existing buildings to the rear of the site; and the erection of a residential building of up to six storeys (Use Class C3), including the change of use of the upper floors of the retained department store buildings to residential use, the change of use of retained ground floor buildings along Tower Street to residential use, creating in total 87 residential apartments, and the conversion of a storage building on Tower Street to two townhouses (Use Class C3) (overall site total of 89 residential units), together with internal and external alterations, and associated hard and soft landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 26/00406/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00406/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
20 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Chichester Central
Parish
Chichester
Postcode
PO19 1QG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Received by Chichester

  2. 17 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Chichester took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Documents

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63 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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  • House Of Fraser St Georges House 12 - 18 West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QG

    26/00407/LBC Submitted 20 Feb 2026 0m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~12 May

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    26/00407/LBC Submitted 20 Feb 2026 0m away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~12 May

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    26/00406/FUL Submitted 20 Feb 2026 0m away

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