Planning application
Woodlands Retreat Hambrook Hill South Hambrook Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8UJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective (Section 73a) application for the use of land as a single travelling showperson's plot.
As published by the council, reference 26/00597/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00597/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Southbourne
- Parish
- Southbourne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO18 8UJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Chichester
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20 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 15 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Chichester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Chichester decided full applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Woodlands Retreat Hambrook Hill South Hambrook Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8UJ
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100% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep
Reduce height and east sector by 3m, reduce north sector by 2m, south sector by 4m and west sector back by 3.5m; crown lift east sector by up to 4m (above ground level and west sector by up to 5.5m (above ground level) on 1 no. Oak tree (T3). Crown reduce by up to 4m (back to previous pruning points) and crown lift by up to 6m (above ground level\0 on 1 no. Ash tree (T2). Both trees subject to CH/98/00912/TPO.
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Non-material amendment to outline permission CH/21/01910/OUT - amendments to the wording of Condition 3 to allow for a degree of flexibility and any technical variances identified during pre-app/RM process to be made.
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Willowbrook Riding Centre Hambrook Hill South Hambrook Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8UJ
88% historically approved · decision due ~16 Mar
Non-material amendment to outline permission CH/21/01910/OUT - amendments to the wording of Condition 3 to allow for a degree of flexibility and any technical variances identified during pre-app/RM process to be made.
Awaiting decision Amendments 2 docs -
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Reduce north and south sectors by up to 2m, reduce east sector by up to 3m, reduce height and west sector by 1.5m and crown thin by 10% on 1 no. Oak tree (T1) subject to CH/98/00912/TPO.
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Reduce north and south sectors by up to 2m, reduce east sector by up to 3m, reduce height and west sector by 1.5m and crown thin by 10% on 1 no. Oak tree (T1) subject to CH/98/00912/TPO.
Granted Trees 10 docs
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