Planning application
House Of Fraser, St Georges House 12 - 18 West Street And 51/52 Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QG
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
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Chichester
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
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Agent on file, registered in Glasgow
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