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
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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/00407/LBC (Pending Consideration)
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CPC Limited Agent, registered in Glasgow
Active · incorporated 2007 · Glasgow
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
113 documents on file for this application
- EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT 17.08.26
- PUBLIC COMMENT 14.06.26
- EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT 15.06.26
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- THE CHICHESTER SOCIETY
- THE CHICHESTER SOCIETY 30.05.26
- THE CHICHESTER SOCIETY 30.05.26
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICE
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- THE CHICHESTER SOCIETY
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT - ADDITIONAL IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO SUPPORT PREVIOUS COMMENTS RECEIVED 15.04.2026
- CONSERVATION AND DESIGN COMMENTS
- CCAAC
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- WSCC LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY
- PUBLIC OBJECTION
- CDC LANDSCAPE OFFICER
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC ARCHAEOLOGY OFFICER
- WSCC ? HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- PUBLIC COMMENT 29.03.2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CHICHESTER CITY COUNCIL
- CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- OFFICER SITE PHOTOGRAPHS 25.03.26
- SOUTHERN WATER 24.03.2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC CONTRACT WASTE SERVICES 20/03/2026
- CDC CONTRACT WASTE SERVICES - WASTE STORAGE AND COLLECTION GUIDANCE 20/03/2026
- CDC HOUSING ENABLING OFFICER
- SOUTHERN WATER
- LOCAL POLICING SERVICE IMPROVEMENT & ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
- SOFT LANDSCAPING SPECIFICATIONS PLAN
- EMAIL CORRES WITH AGENT TO 17.03.26
- WEST SUSSEX FIRE & RESCUE
- NE NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY BUDGET CALCULATOR
- EXISTING BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING TOWNHOUSE (51/52 EAST STREET) SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL & BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN SUMMARY - 11TH MARCH 2026
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY AND RECREATIONAL DISTURBANCE (CHICHESTER HARBOUR SPA)
- NE NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY BUDGET CALC SCREENSHOTS
- STRUCTRUAL CONDITION REPORT
- BNG METRIC (METRIC (BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL SPREADSHEET)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
- HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- PLANTING SCHEDULE
- LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT (PHASE 1) PART 01 OF 02
- LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT (PHASE 1) PART 02 OF 02
- FIRE STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- CIL FORM 1: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- MARKETING LETTER (HOF) - 24.01.26
- EXISTING PHOTOGRAPH - FHF (TOWER STREET)
- EXISTING PHOTOGRAPH 2 - FHF (WEST STREET)
- EXISTING PHOTOGRAPH 1 - FHF (WEST STREET)
- EXISTING PHOTOGRAPH - FHF (CHAPEL STREET)
- EXISTING ELEVATION A (WEST STREET AND ELEVATION B (TOWER STREET)
- EXISTING ELEVATION
- SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN / SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED NEW BUILD GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED NEW BUILD FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED NEW BUILD SECOND FLOOR
- PROPOSED NEW BUILD THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED NEW BUILD FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED NEW BUILD FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED NEW BUILD ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED HOUSE TYPES GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED HOUSE TYPES FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED HOUSE TYPES SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED HOUSE TYPES THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED HOUSE TYPES FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED HOUSE TYPES FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED NEW BUILD ELEVATIONS A AND B
- PROPOSED NEW BUILD ELEVATIONS C AND D
- PROPOSED ELEVATION E (WEST STREET) AND ELEVATION F (TOWER STREET)
- PROPOSED SECTIONAL ELEVATIONS I-I AND JJ
- PROPOSED SECTIONAL ELEVATIONS G-G AND H-H
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS K AND M. SECTION L-L
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